What Sahar Yousef has said about Task prioritization (MITs and LITs)

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 15, 2026

Sahar Yousef, Cognitive neuroscientist at UC Berkeley and founder of the Becoming Superhuman Lab, specializing in productivity and cognitive neuroplasticity, has been quoted on Task prioritization (MITs and LITs) once in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on October 15, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Yousef recommends identifying one to three most important tasks each day that would make the day a success.
“Your MITs or your most important tasks are the one, two, maximum three things on any given day that you would want to accomplish if you want your day to be a success”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Phone Addiction Scientist: Doing This Gives You An Hour Back Every Day! | Dr Sahar Yousef (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:23

Episodes

Phone Addiction Scientist: Doing This Gives You An Hour Back Every Day! | Dr Sahar Yousef
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 15, 2026 · 2 h 14 min
Steven Bartlett and neuroscientist Sahar Yousef discuss phone addiction, tech design that hijacks attention, focus sprints, chronotypes, multitasking costs, and AI's threat to independent thinking.

Sahar Yousef on other topics

Persuasive technology and engagement design · 3 quotes
Artificial intelligence · 2 quotes
Focus sprint · 2 quotes
Smartphone addiction · 1 quote
Human multitasking · 1 quote
Chronotype · 1 quote
Rumination · 1 quote
Brain breaks and boredom · 1 quote