Everything on your to-do list should either be in progress or imminent. If it's been on your list for more than a week, what the fuck is it still doing there? Kill the item or move it to a wishlist. Your to-do list is supposed to be a trigger; you're not supposed to skim half of it to find something you can actually do.
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This is a similar idea to the regular sweep from Getting Things Done by David Allen.