You've written this beautifully. Congratulations on finishing your Masters's Degree and life coaching course!

I'm with you on the dopamine hit at every accomplished task and for some time the list became a motivator for me to go through the day. I still list down tasks on a day-to-day basis but lately more as a reminder. I liked how you acknowledged it toward the end.

The critical voice of the unticked tasks I am learning to replace with kindness and understanding of the self. That what matters most is we did our best for the day while inserting enjoyable rewards in between.