An evening shutdown routine in 3 minutes

An unfinished list in your head keeps you busy at night. A short shutdown routine tells your brain the day is handled.

The three steps

1. Count what you did. It takes ten seconds and counters the feeling that nothing got done.
2. Sort what did not fit. For each leftover task choose: tomorrow, split in half, or drop. Dropping is a real decision, not a failure.
3. Pick your top 3 for tomorrow. Three is enough to make the day a success.

Make it a ritual

Do it at the same time each evening, and finish with a clear closing action: say “day closed”.