A loved one is also a writer.
He always has a long list
of things he should do.
Many of the things on the list
are trivial.
Some, like writing his novel,
are important.
My loved one completes
the trivial, often easy tasks first.
He seldom has time to write.
He ends the day
with a lot of things checked off his list
but none of these are as important
as the one or two tasks
he hasn’t completed.
Shayan Zadeh,
co-founder and CEO of Zoosk,
shares
“At the beginning of the day,
I select one to two tasks
that I want to give my full attention to,
rather than trying to complete more activities
and doing a mediocre job.
Normally on my plate on any given day,
I prioritize my task list based on impact
and tackle the most pressing
and difficult work first.
Setting a goal of ‘inbox zero’
is the wrong goal to set as a CEO,
as your output quality will suffer
in lieu of quantity.
I am constantly reorganizing
my priority list
in an effort to do the things
that will have the biggest impact
on the business first,
rather than tackling
short, easy tasks
just to cross off more items.”
Complete your most important tasks first.