I'm currently working on moving across the country, which involves a ton of small, more or less self-contained tasks that all need to be done by a set date. The

I'm currently working on moving across the country, which involves a ton of small, more or less self-contained tasks that all need to be done by a set date. There is some room for prioritizing (e.g. pack this room so there is space to lay out this other stuff to sort, or order this item now so it can arrive in time to use it for the move), but the vast majority of the tasks are of equal priority and trying to sort them is a recipe for wasting time. I'm prone to wasting that time, so I've been writing up a list, throwing a random number at it, and doing whatever comes up. It is quite freeing, and made me more efficient in this time.