Not everything on your to-do list is a task

Look at your to-do list. Does every entry describe something you can actually do?

‘Email the proposal’ is a task. But ‘New website’, ‘Resolve the staffing issue’ and ‘Improve team morale’ need more thought.

Some entries are

  • decisions
  • questions
  • experiments
  • situations that are still developing

Treating them all as tasks can leave you trying to complete something you have not yet understood.

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