Avoidance as a Compass

Renjith writes about a counter proposal: instead of doing the easiest thing first, do the most ugh-inducing one:

Because Leap Tasks threaten the brain’s desire for a predictable environment, your brain will instinctively try to prevent you from doing them.

This gives us a powerful tool for developing our prioritization skills. You don’t necessarily need a complex system to figure out your true priority. Simply look for the task you have been avoiding the longest.