Now Is the Time to Do Your Most Boring Tasks

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Something tells me we’re all a little distracted right now. (I don’t know how I know this, y’all—I think I just have extraordinary intuition.) You probably aren’t getting much done, aside from refreshing the news and Googling “Wait, what’s the point of the electoral college again?” Here’s the only productivity advice I can offer you at this moment: Try doing the simplest, most boring tasks on your list.