In a recent poll,
58.5 percent of managers said
they were struggling with priority dilution,
struggling with completing
the most important tasks first.
We can’t do it all.
We simply can’t.
As Rory Vaden shares
“Today, when there are more tasks
more than you could ever possibly get to,
the key skill company leaders must develop
is how to decide
what activities to engage in,
and which ones to let go.”
For writers,
the most important task
is fresh writing.
When we see a fellow writer
in a time crunch,
we’ll offer to help her promo,
research topics,
take on her volunteer duties
(like judging contest entries),
and yes, even complete her edits
but we can’t help her with the fresh writing.
Many of us will ask
“How many words did you write today?”
in order to keep
each other on track,
focused on this priority.
Complete your priority items.
Delegate the rest.