" To help his clients eliminate distractions, Acheson started off by having them write down everything that had their attention, large and small, professional and personal, distal and proximal, fuzzy and fussy. They didn’t have to analyze or organize or schedule anything, but in each case they did have to identify the specific next action to be taken. "

― Roy F. Baumeister , Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength