Anthony TrollopeA small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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The purpose of a small daily task is to bring us into the habit of completing a task each and every day. Doing that will take away the feeling that we just can’t get anything done, and cause us to push our work to do list back one step at a time. But if we accomplish a small daily task, we will develop the habit of completing larger tasks each and every day.
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