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Your first ten minutes
Capture one real commitment, decide its place in the Matrix, and choose your next move.
Last updated September 24, 2026
What to know
Start with your own work. Free gives you the Matrix, Today, task lists, manual effort estimates, and up to 40 active actions. Capture one commitment, decide its urgency and importance, then use Today to choose the next move. Complete the action only when the work is actually done. Capacity planning, calendar placement, and outcomes are planned Focus capabilities; they are not required to get value from Free.
Do this
- 1. Capture one action with a concrete title and a due date only if you have a real deadline.
- 2. Choose its urgency and importance in the Matrix.
- 3. Open Today and decide the next action you can actually take.
- 4. Mark the action complete when its result is achieved; keep unfinished work visible.