Start working on goals—don’t overplan.

Overplanning is procrastination. Just start working by identifying the next small things to be done. Avoid giving up before starting by doing easy things first and working up incrementally. While doing the hardest thing of the day first may be good advice, applying that to a project can kill it.rM2


  1. Brett & Kate McKay, “Podcast #762: Prepare Now to Have Your Best Year Ever,” The Art of Manliness (blog), December 8, 2021, https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/your-best-year-ever/. (See notes.)