actualNoteContentPart: # 🏝️ Evaluating "the best stuff to work on" requires context
  Task Score gives you a head start on making smart choices about which tasks will have the highest ROI. But it is an incomplete solution for choosing what to work on during a given day, because it doesn't have the context that you do. To make a truly optimal choice about "where to spend time," one must think about circumstantial factors like:
  Where is my willpower at today? Do I feel like taking over the world, or am I tired?
  Who is depending on me to deliver? Are there clients, employees or team members that need my sign off to proceed? 
  Am I feeling creative? If so, better to work on abstract tasks, if not, better to work on getting pre-planned stuff done
  Some people think that "peak productivity" comes from being disciplined about what to work on. Others find it difficult to be disciplined when they're bored or tired. My experience is that it's essential to mix in **🤡 **fun **🤡** tasks to bring about a good-enough mental state to be disciplined. 
  
  Whatever your disposition, you will almost certainly find that your productivity runs highest when mixing together (over the course of a week) the "important" with the "fun," and the "pre-planned" with the "spontaneous." The mix helps working from a list feel not just satisfying but even energizing. 
  
  If you think about it, every passing day is tantamount to casting your vote for "what is most important to experience in life?" There is no more meaningful question to consider. So, let's look at how one CEO grapples with the challenge of extracting the most value from each day.
  
  # Example Amplenote system used by the CEO 
  My [productivity system circa 2023](https://www.amplenote.com/blog/your_ceo_isnt_a_productivity_expert_who_is)  involves using Jots, Notes and Calendar every day. 
  
  ## Starting point: Check daily jot, check calendar
  My daily jot is where I put the tasks that I want to stay top-of-mind at all times.
  
  
  
  
  
  I try with all my might not to let this list grow longer than 10 items. If the tasks are at least moderately complicated, I'll often use the [Double Brackets syntax](https://www.amplenote.com/help/double-bracket-note-link-syntax)  to create a linked note with more tasks and research on the topic. When possible, I will !move a task from here to my Inbox Note (more on that below) or some other project-specific note.
  
  [Checking up on the calendar](https://images.amplenote.com/da3cf216-dad0-11ec-ba30-9abeb6de1996/e79afcd1-840f-4246-b723-e3d910e8fcbd.png)  reminds me if there are any events scheduled for today. On the infrequent days where I have sketched out my daily plan in advance (usually the night before), checking the calendar refreshes my memory about my prior intentions.
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  🏝️ Evaluating "the best stuff to work on" requires context
  Task Score gives you a head start on making smart choices about which tasks will have the highest ROI. But it is an incomplete solution for choosing what to work on during a given day, because it doesn't have the context that you do. To make a truly optimal choice about "where to spend time," one must think about circumstantial factors like:
  Where is my willpower at today? Do I feel like taking over the world, or am I tired?
  Who is depending on me to deliver? Are there clients, employees or team members that need my sign off to proceed?
  Am I feeling creative? If so, better to work on abstract tasks, if not, better to work on getting pre-planned stuff done
  Some people think that "peak productivity" comes from being disciplined about what to work on. Others find it difficult to be disciplined when they're bored or tired. My experience is that it's essential to mix in **🤡 **fun 🤡
   tasks to bring about a good-enough mental state to be disciplined. Whatever your disposition, you will almost certainly find that your productivity runs highest when mixing together (over the course of a week) the "important" with the "fun," and the "pre-planned" with the "spontaneous." The mix helps working from a list feel not just satisfying but even energizing. If you think about it, every passing day is tantamount to casting your vote for "what is most important to experience in life?" There is no more meaningful question to consider. So, let's look at how one CEO grapples with the challenge of extracting the most value from each day. 
  Example Amplenote system used by the CEO
  My [productivity system circa 2023](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    involves using Jots, Notes and Calendar every day. 
  Starting point: Check daily jot, check calendar
  My daily jot is where I put the tasks that I want to stay top-of-mind at all times. I try with all my might not to let this list grow longer than 10 items. If the tasks are at least moderately complicated, I'll often use the [Double Brackets syntax](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    to create a linked note with more tasks and research on the topic. When possible, I will !move a task from here to my Inbox Note (more on that below) or some other project-specific note. [Checking up on the calendar](https://images.amplenote.com)`
    reminds me if there are any events scheduled for today. On the infrequent days where I have sketched out my daily plan in advance (usually the night before), checking the calendar refreshes my memory about my prior intentions.
noteTitle: How the CEO of Amplenote chooses what to work on every day