While I find this interesting, I'm not sure it applies to the lion's share of people, especially here on HN. Maximizing your opportunities is a great principle,

While I find this interesting, I'm not sure it applies to the lion's share of people, especially here on HN. Maximizing your opportunities is a great principle, and for people working in startups and especially in marketing/sales positions, it's something they might face everyday. For people in a "makers" role on a day-to-day basis, however, I wonder how they can do what is being said here. For those, I think that swombat is right - todo lists serve to get the things that need to be done out of your head so you can use that brain power more effectively.