When you can’t do everything, you need to prioritise, and this is where the world’s simplest sorting tool shines –
Hell yes! or Hell no!
Example:
“Can you add me to your reliever pool?” Hell yes!
Should I start work on the 2025 budget? Hell yes!
Have I got the time to chat to that upset teacher? Hell yes!
“Will you be a rep on the beach clean-up team?” Hell no!
“Would you like to lead next year’s pet day?” Hell no!
“Can you sit in on the I.E.P. sign-off meetings?” Hell no!
That instinctive, ‘gut’ reaction is where the magic happens.
Of course, some of the ‘nos’ may morph into, ‘if time allows’, which is only reasonable, but by putting the ‘yeses’ first in line, you’ll be sorting efficiently.
And as a wee tip that has never let me down, anything to do with people is usually a ‘hell yes’.
Good sorting.
Dave
Credit to Derek Sivers