Why We Are Awful at Picking What To Do Next
Most days we waste a whack of time and energy. We struggle to figure out–and do first–the most important, urgent, due, or priority tasks. We …
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Why You Should Stop Putting Due Dates on Your Tasks
Unless a due date represents a specific promise we’ve made to others, let’s not put due dates on our tasks. We really don’t want to …
The Task That Broke The Camel’s Back
<<Snap!>> <<Ouch.>> One too many things on our plates can cause us to break like the proverbial camel’s back. When that email, task, or “Hey, couldya…” arrives to …
This Makes It Easier To Say “No” To Tasks
To get on top of all our tasks, we must get good at saying, “No.” “No” to the busy work, the low-value work, the “well, …
We must stop. We cannot go on. It’s too painful.
We must stop using our email inbox as a to do list. We cannot go on running our days from that list of dozens, nay, …
Why Your Tasks Management is Like Downton Abbey
It’s helpful to think of our need for an effectiveness system as the same need that executives, lords, and ladies (think of the popular costume …
Guilt and Delegation
As leaders (with or without title), we can sometimes feel guilty for delegating work to others especially when it is work that we have done …
Overextended
What do we do when there is too much to do? How can we get to working on the big, important things when there are …
How to Clear Lingering Tasks
We waste time and energy on lingering tasks. They distract and drain us until we finally deal with them. If we have a task that …
How to Better Handle Other People’s Requests
When people ask us to do things, we usually respond unthinkingly with “yes,” “no,” or silence. That’s because we are unsure about what else we …