Done today: a list of what you finished

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Why this works

In about 12,000 daily diary entries from 238 professionals, making progress in meaningful work was the event most often linked to a good day: better mood, stronger motivation and a better view of the work (Amabile and Kramer, 2011).

It was a study of people at work, not of students, so it does not show that a list improves marks. What it does suggest is that seeing your progress is worth a minute at the end of the day.

  • Source: Amabile, T. M., & Kramer, S. J. (2011). The progress principle: Using small wins to ignite joy, engagement, and creativity at work. Harvard Business Review Press. ISBN 978-1-4221-9857-5.

Worked example

A day's list
DoneSubject
Two 25-minute focus sessionsNetworks
Finished Norton's theoremNetworks
Revised Laplace transformsSignals
Solved 10 GATE 2024 questionsAnalog
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