End Every Work Session with One Note
The article suggests ending each work session by writing a single sentence starting with "Tomorrow, I should start with…" to reduce startup friction and make it easier to resume work the next day. It describes this as a small, high-return habit.
Background
This is a Hacker News discussion thread about a simple productivity ritual: ending each work session by writing a single sentence about what to begin with the next day. The idea is that this small act of planning reduces "startup friction" — the mental effort of reorienting yourself when you sit down to work — making it easier to resume tasks. The post reflects a recurring theme in tech/popular productivity culture: the pursuit of "high ROI" (return on investment) habits that yield outsized benefits for minimal effort. Over the years, similar micro-habits have been popularized in software development and startup circles (e.g., bullet journals, "don't break the chain" calendars, daily standup notes). The advice is aimed at knowledge workers, especially programmers and remote workers, who struggle with context-switching and task resumption.