Make Every Day a Highlight Reel: Tips for Productivity and Goal-Setting

Highlighting your way to success.

Irtiza Hafiz
5 min readApr 17, 2023

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Dall-E generated the image using the prompt — “a cat looking at a calendar and working”

Hey there productivity enthusiasts! 👋 🐼

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of tasks on your to-do list?

Do you struggle to stay focused and motivated throughout the day?

Do you end every day, just to realize that it was all a blur and you are not sure if you even got anything meaningful done?

If so, you might benefit from the Daily Highlight principle from one of my recent 5-star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reads: Make Time by Jake Knapp.

The Idea

Take a look at your to-do list and identify the one task or activity that is most important to you.

It should be something achievable within a day and that will help you make progress toward your goals. Got it? Great! That’s your Daily Highlight.

When you look back on your day, what activity or accomplishment, or moment do you want to savor? That’s your highlight!

Your highlight gives each day a focal point.

If you have something that absolutely positively must be accomplished today, make it your Highlight.

A Custom Productivity System

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Irtiza Hafiz
Irtiza Hafiz

Written by Irtiza Hafiz

Engineering manager who writes about software development and productivity https://irtizahafiz.com

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