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This reminds me of a blog post by Scott Hanselman where he mentioned the Rule of Three [2], which seems like a similar approach to todo lists in that it helps you narrow your focus onto the most important things you need to get done.

[1] http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ProductivityVsGuiltAndSelfLoat...

[2] http://sourcesofinsight.com/the-rule-of-3/