Your tasks vs. the tasks of others

We need to think with the perspective of “whose task is this?” and separate our own tasks from other people’s tasks. This is called separation of tasks. You should not worry about or intrude on other people’s tasks.

There may be a person who doesn’t think well of you, but that’s not your ta...

Doing the smaller tasks on your list first is often related to putting off the tasks you don’t want to do. 

Instead, tackle the hard task first. Get it done and out of the way. Then you’ll feel much more able to tackle the rest of your to-do list.

1. Write down all your tasks.
2. Identify what’s urgent and what’s important. After each task, mark them with “U” for Urgent and “I” for Important. 
3. Assess value: look at your “I” tasks and identify the high-value drivers of your work. You want to find which ta...