Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

by Gretchen Rubin

I also wanted to use weekly Scheduling to tackle the long list of small, mildly unpleasant tasks that I kept putting off. These tasks weren’t urgent (which was the reason they didn’t get done), but because they weighed on my mind, they sapped my energy. I decided that once a week, for one hour, I’d work on these chores.