Overwhelmed by Your To-Do List? Try This

How a 3 per day task management system helped me understand when I work best — and stop working Fridays. App + Notion template in the description.

Daily Three is a task journaling system built around one rule: pick exactly 3 tasks each morning, check in at midday, and review at the end of the day.

Over time, your own archive shows you when you work best and why — so you can structure your schedule around your actual peak hours. I built a native iOS app for this and a Notion template if you prefer that!

Get the Daily Three app (TestFlight beta) + free Notion template: https://streamlinedfm/daily-three

Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to Task Journaling 0:50 The Daily Three App Overview 1:13 Why Pick Only Three Tasks? 1:51 Midday Progress Journaling 2:26 End-of-Day Reflection and Learning 4:03 Planning Your Week Ahead 4:41 Reviewing Your History via Archive 4:54 iOS Shortcuts and Widget Support 5:33 Setting Up Timed Notifications 6:24 How to Download the App or Template

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