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The Highlight: Start each morning by asking, "What do I want the highlight of my day to be?" Pick one thing — 60–90 min of focused attention. Write it on a sticky note. Everything else in your day gets built around protecting that.

Apr 1Apr 1, 2026source

Arielle JacksonApr 1

This works really well when you're in execution mode, but for founders in early positioning stages, the "one thing" should probably be a customer conversation — not a task. You learn more in 60 minutes talking to the right person than in a week of focused building.