Offload, if necessary

A hundred years ago, it was much easier to motivate people. You could switch people from an hourly rate to a piece-rate system, where they would be motivated to do repetitive tasks faster. But in the knowledge or creative work economy, those tasks are becoming rare.

Richard Ryan and Edward...

When you feel overwhelmed, ask yourself if what you have to do is necessary. Depending on the answer reschedule, drop it or continue.

Keep in mind what’s the most important thing to get done, what could be postponed and what could be done by someone else. It’s not about ignoring task...

• Look at everything on your to-do list and ask yourself, ‘Am I the only person who can do this?’
• Anything that can be given to someone else should be put on an outsource list.
•  While outsourcing takes the extra time upfront to train someone else on the task, it saves ...