If you have ever struggled with what you should do here’s a simple tip that can help.
We know we are supposed to first focus on our top priority. But sometimes determining which is the top priority, that’s the $1,000,000 question.
I know when I’m stuck between two or more top priorities, I get stressed and often it takes much longer to start. So here’s a trick I use to sometimes find out what I should be doing so I can get to work.
It’s pretty simple really.
1. Take the tasks that are on your immediate mind, write them all down. You don’t have to spend an hour doing this, spend five minutes if you’ve got it.
2. Rank each task for DIFFICULTY: You might say that taking out the garbage is a 2, while sitting and writing 3 pages of your book is a 9.
3. Then, simply pick the most difficult task on your list and get to work.
Odds are, the task you feel is most difficult is also your most important. We have a tendency to put off tasks that we feel are most difficult. But tough work is also what brings the highest value. We get more rewards for completing the tasks other We get a lot of benefits from doing the most important tasks on on our list. We might be paid higher, we might receive more love or more commitment or more energy.
Do you have any unique ways of divining your most important action of the day? If so, feel free to let us know about it in the comments below. 
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Good tips Brad. I like it. It is so true that the most difficult areas are often the most valuable.
I’d also suggest that look at your goals to identify any tasks that contribute to those goals, as obviously they are high value then. Our daily todo lists often have nothing but urgent non-meaningful tasks, so its important to identify useful tasks over and above what might naturally come to mind.