What people are struggling with

Seeing all tasks as equally urgent and important, leading to paralysis.

Jumping between tasks based on what feels most pressing in the moment, not on value.

An inability to decide what to start, so you start nothing.

Time spent reorganizing lists instead of doing the work on them.

Why this keeps repeating

Lacking a clear, internal hierarchy of values or a personal definition of "important."

Decision fatigue from chronic overstimulation depletes the capacity to choose.

A fear of choosing "wrong" leads to avoiding the choice altogether, keeping all options open.

My personal experience

Staring at a to-do list for 30 minutes, then giving up and doing something trivial.

The anxiety of choosing one project to focus on, feeling like I'm abandoning the others.

My workday disappearing into emails because they were clear "inboxes," not because they mattered.

Where this lives in the Cosmic Mirror

Clarity Layer: Decision-making and value alignment.

What actually helped me

Using the rule: "If I could only do one thing today, what would make the biggest difference?"

Sorting tasks not by "urgent/important" but by "Energy Required" (High/Low) and "Impact" (High/Low). Starting with Low Energy, High Impact.

Setting a weekly "anchor intention" (e.g., "deep focus on Project X") and filtering daily choices through it.

Things to try

Write down your top three tasks for tomorrow before you finish work today.

Give yourself 60 seconds to choose your first task. If you can't, do the physically easiest one.

Ask: "What will I be glad I did by the end of the day?"

Common mistakes or traps

Mistaking a busy, reactive day for a productive one.

Over-complicifying systems and tools, which becomes another form of avoidance.

Waiting for the "perfect" priority or for motivation to strike before acting.

Related paths to explore

Feeling scattered / can't focus

Easily distracted