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Your Most Consequential Tasks



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2. Your Most Consequential Tasks 
A second intention-setting ritual I follow is considering which items on my to-do list are 
the most 
consequential

If you have the habit of maintaining a to-do list (which I highly recommend and whose 
power I will discuss later in the book), take a second to consider the consequences of 
carrying out each task
—the sum of both its short-term and long-term consequences. 
The most important tasks on your list are the ones that lead to the greatest positive 
consequences. 
O
n days when your schedule is set
—such as when 
you’re attending a conference—you may not be able to 
determine how you spend your time and attention. You 
can, however, change 
how you
relate
to what you have 
to get done. For example, instead of making an 
intention to “attend conference talks,” opt instead to 
“connect with five new people at the cocktail reception.” 


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What will be different in the world
—or in your work or in your life—as a result of your 
spending time doing each of the items on your list? What task is the equivalent of a 
domino in a line of one hundred that, once it topples over, initiates a chain reaction that 
lets you accomplish a great deal? 
Another way to look at this: when deciding what to do, instead of considering just the 
immediate consequences of an activity, also consider the 
second-
and 
third
-
order
consequences. For example, l
et’s say you’re deciding whether to order a funnel cake for 
dessert. The immediate consequence of the decision is that you enjoy eating the cake. 
But the second- and third-order consequences are quite a bit steeper. A second-order 
consequence might be that 
you’ll feel terrible for the rest of the evening. Third-order 
consequences might include gaining weight or breaking a new diet regimen. 
This is a powerful idea to internalize, especially since the most important tasks are 
often not the ones that immediately 
feel
the most urgent or productive. Writing a guide 
for new hires may not, in the moment, feel as valuable as answering a dozen emails, 
but if that guide cuts down on the time it takes to bring each new employee on board, 
makes her feel more welcome, and also serves to make her more productive, it is easily 
the most consequential thing on your list. Other consequential tasks might include 
automating a task that’s annoying and repetitive, disconnecting so you can focus on 
designing the workflow for an a
pp you’re building, or forming an office mentorship 
program that lets employees easily share their knowledge. 
If you have a lot of tasks on your to-do list, ask yourself: which are the most 
consequential? This exercise works well in tandem with the four types of tasks in your 
work. Once you’ve separated them into the four quadrants of necessary, purposeful, 
distracting, and unnecessary, ask yourself: Out of the necessary and purposeful tasks, 
which have the potential to set off a chain reaction? 

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