In this chapter, we will discover how to manage the daily task list. In other words, this is activity management in action. It is important to know what can be realistically achieved in a reasonable amount of time. This chapter explains how we can manage and meet expectations.

The activity list (from Chapter 3, Task Management) contains all the tasks that were identified and not rejected, that is, the tasks that survived the filtration process. This list indicates what must be done but not when. Can all the tasks on the activity list be done within the time available today? Or, more relevant to many people, is it reasonable to expect to complete all the tasks on the activity list today? This chapter will show how to select tasks from the activity list and create a list of tasks that can be reasonably expected to be completed in a day.

There are three principal concepts covered in this chapter: