# Shishir Mehrotra - Shishir's to-Do List Philosophy (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Highlights - You'll notice a Frog column that encourages you to pick a single ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ task each day. ^531140605 If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first. - I usually "just know" whose plate the project is on by reading it - I just need to know if it's on my plate or someone else's. ^531140606 - I personally like buckets that are timeframe based - today, this weekend, this week, this month, someday. I keep Done as a Priority instead of a separate column. ^531140607 - โ†ฉ๏ธŽ ^531140608 - 0 General - 1 Tech: Product, Eng, Design, ... - 2 Business: Sales, Marketing, Support, ... - 3 G&A: Finance, Legal, Real Estate, ... - 4 People: Recruiting, HR, ... - 7 Advisorships: Companies or people I'm investing in, advising, or helping in other ways - 8 Personal: Everything personal - kids, trips, social, health, etc โˆŽ - As outlined in Introโ , I try not to assign out tasks to individuals and instead just keep two values for Me vs Not Me. ^531140609 - Summary for Today ^531140610 Frog, my next actions, and delegated tasks to check in. - Here's what you still have on deck ^531140611 Plot remaining tasks by categories and time frames