It is a way to fight anxiety by starting with something your brain is convinced it can get done easily. And then get the ball rolling thanks to the increased self-confidence.
The opposite is finishing your day on something painfully difficult and not solved.
When the Hemingway rule doesn't work, maybe because you've finished something and don't know what to do, that's when you can turn to the Twain rule: eat the frog first. Start with the hardest task.
It is a way to fight anxiety by starting with something your brain is convinced it can get done easily. And then get the ball rolling thanks to the increased self-confidence.
The opposite is finishing your day on something painfully difficult and not solved.