How to enjoy a productive day when you feel bad

The page says that bad days do not prevent productivity. It defines a productive day as completing important work that moves you closer to your goals, even if that means only one task. It then recommends focusing on quality and importance rather than the amount of work done.

Reading notes

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• Identify the 3 most important tasks for the day and focus only on them.
• Rank those tasks from most important to least important.
• Identify the next 3 important tasks, but leave them aside until the first 3 are done.
• Schedule only the 3 most important tasks, and only if they are time-specific.
• Start with the most important task, not the easiest or the hardest.
• Use a timer to work in focused blocks and avoid distractions.
• Take a short break between tasks, using it for low-energy activities.
• Use the momentum from finishing important tasks to keep going.
• If avoiding work on bad days is a pattern, the page links it to procrastination.