20  Minutes  for  MIT  of  the  Day  To   complete   the   “most   important   thing   (MIT)   of   the   day”   the  process  is  simple:  

1. Write  down  the  eight  goals  that  want  to  accomplish  that  day.  Figure  if  you  can’t  get  eight  things  done  in  an  eight-­‐hour  day,  then  you’re  doing  the  wrong  things.  

2. Six   of   those   goals   are   professional   and   two   are   personal.  Personal  goals  include  things  like  going  for  a  run  or  having  a  date  night  with  spouse.  

3. The  next  morning,  you  check  off  the  goals  that  accomplished,  see  how  you  did,  reassess  and  create  a  new  list  for  the  day.  

4. On  Saturdays,  flip  the  ratio  and  set  six  personal  goals  and  two  professional  goals,  which  may  be  as  simple  as  paying  the  bills.  This   is   an   effort   to   encourage   weekend   fun   and   discourage  weekend  work.  

5. On  Sundays,  there  is  no  list  making  and  a  day  free  of  lists.  

Committing   20   minutes   a   day   (sometimes   less)   to   setting   daily  goals   and   organizing   priorities   has   been   so   beneficial   to   your  work,  personal   life,   and  overall  health  and  wellbeing.  The   "8   for  the   Day"   exercise   is   something   created   that   works   for   most  people  but  there  are  other  great  tactics  for  planning  your  day.  

Tim  Ferriss  suggested  writing  three  to  five  things  down  and  then  choosing   one   task   to   commit   time   to   completing.   Others   like   to  spend   the   last   20  minutes   before   they   go   to   bed   thinking   about  tomorrow.  Choose  or  create  a  system  that  works  for  you.  

The  point  is  not  when  you  plan  your  day  or  just  that  you  do  it,  it  is  how  you  dedicated   time   to   focus  on  and  visualize  how  your  day  will  unfold  and  what  you  can  do  to  make  it  successful.