My to-do lists jumble silly trivia, big daunting projects, and everyday chores—and I refuse to sort and prioritize. The little things are big, I have realized, nearly as big as the biggest. We need a psychological version of the beatitudes: Blessed are the small, humble, trivial acts of everyday life. What human being has ever been that intimate a part of your everyday life, that loyal to your slightest shift? I am thinking about all this when I open—one of those important little tasks I do not let myself put off—Oliver Burkeman’s newsletter, The Imperfectionist.