You already know what matters. This helps you choose it.

Some mornings hold eleven things and no obvious first one. Bring them into view, pick the method that fits the day — Top 3, Ivy Lee, or the Urgent/Important Matrix — and give the first one a real amount of time. You make the decision. The instrument holds it steady while you work.

Three methods older than the software industry. One page. Nothing leaves your device. Free to use, with no account.

The three methods

• The Top 3 method — three things for today and no fourth, for a day holding more than it can
• The Ivy Lee method — six tasks in strict order, given to Charles Schwab at Bethlehem Steel in 1918
• The urgent/important matrix — sorting on two axes before deciding what to do

Start here

• How to prioritise your tasks — the three conditions, and which method each one calls for
• All guides — why lists stop working, what switching costs, and what the scheduling literature actually supports
• All methods
• Frequently asked questions — what it costs, where your writing is kept, and what happens if you miss a day