Being Deliberate with Task Wording

How we word our tasks can make a significant difference in how we approach them. For example, several rules of thumb may be:

Start with a verb
Maintain both simplicity and clarity when possible
Act as though you are delegating the task to someone else. (In fact, you are delegating to your future self.)

In the last post, Grouping Tasks by Session, I showed my Dashboard Perspective:

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On Twitter, Brandon Pittman asked me what’s the difference between “Read book” and “Read: book”. I said, “not m...