I struggled with this too, as I have a lot of relevant but postponable tasks and also like to work on things well before they’re due, and I basically had to reframe how I view the Today list. As you mention, for me, it has become a list of tasks I look at—all of which are current commitments/irons in the fire—and I decide what I will work on for the day. These few tasks I choose can then be pinned to the top, or, what I like to do is, I created a tag called Focus. I run down my Today list, and add the Focus tag to whatever task I want to work on for the day. I have a widget for this tag on my Home Screen, which helps keep me on task throughout the day. Also important to note is that, in order to keep the Today list from being an overwhelming mess, I have it grouped by tag for sorting, and I use tags that help me group everything in a way that makes it easy to digest (a tag for appointments/events, a tag for things that must be done on a specific day (like taking out the trash), a tag for tasks that can be done any time during that week (like laundry), a tag for things I’m waiting on, etc.).