Many experts will tell you
to outsource all of the work
just anyone can do.
Hire someone to do your filing,
your spreadsheet updates,
your documenting.
These experts,
I’m betting,
either don’t go out for New Year’s Eve
or they don’t work January 1st.
I always save some
of the brain dead work.
I save this work for days like today
or for days when I zap my brain
in the morning
and still want to feel like
I’m accomplishing something
in the afternoon.
I also save this work
for days
when everything goes wrong.
Updating my royalties spreadsheet
makes me feel like I accomplished something.
It gives me back my confidence
and allows me to attempt
the more challenging work again.
Consider saving some of the easy work
for yourself.