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Schedule your checklist so that it starts with the tasks you do when you first wake up to the last tasks that come before heading to bed. Keep this list as close to the order you're likely to do the actions in real life but don't be tempted to put a time next to each task - this shouldn't be a time sheet and we're not trying to be like the President. You need to keep it flexible enough so that it works around distractions and things that come up - everyday is different, so it's impossible to predict what will get in your way each day. I like to multi-task, so as I work through the checklist, I highlight 4-5 tasks (with my cursor) to work on at one time. When I complete the first set, I move on to the next 5 tasks. This system works really well because if I get distracted or lose focus, I can just glance back to the checklist and clearly see what I was in the middle of.