I used to know somebody who would save the food they liked most on their dinner plate for last. They ate the stuff they didn’t enjoy first.
Never made sense to me. I will derive maximum enjoyment from the food I like most if I eat it first and I can eat all of it without worrying about getting full. The other stuff gets fit in around what I’ve already eaten.
The same is pretty much the case with work. You might think putting off important tasks is better because you can build momentum and roll through those tasks.
But it’s a dangerous game. Will power is a limited resource and it wanes. You might get to the early afternoon and be ready to start the important work, but your willpower is at zero so you spend the afternoon procrastinating.
Eat the good food and do the important work first!