Caroline Webb’s book, How To Have A Good Day, is a treasure trove of productivity advice that actually works. One of my favorite nuggets from the book is about how to make your to-do list quite a bit sexier. As David Allen says, “everything on your task list either attracts or repels you psychologically.”

After you figure out what’s on your plate for the day, here are a few ways to make the goals on that to-do list a lot sexier—pulled straight from How to Have a Good Day.