Adding a third to the mix: I like easy-hard-easy Starting with hard tasks, I tend to do a lot of unproductive procrastination (browsing reddit, youtube, HN...)

Adding a third to the mix: I like easy-hard-easy Starting with hard tasks, I tend to do a lot of unproductive procrastination (browsing reddit, youtube, HN...) while trying to work myself up to do the difficult thing. But, like you, if I decided to get all the easy tasks out of the way first, I could do that indefinitely. I also tend to do my best work in the morning; by the end of the day I'm too tired to do a good job on a hard problem. So, I start with one or two easy tasks, to ease myself in to working, then move to the hard ones, then ease off again as my energy fades.