How to Say No to the Urgent But Not Important
The urgent and unimportant easily consumes more time than it should. But 5 strategies can help you say the “no” that your “yes” really needs.
The urgent and unimportant easily consumes more time than it should. But 5 strategies can help you say the “no” that your “yes” really needs.
To start cutting through the clamor of the urgent and discern whether something is actually important, you need to ask these 4 questions.
The sooner something matters, the greater its urgency. The greater the urgency, the more whatever situation will press upon you.
Deciding what gets priority can be tricky. But a classic decision matrix can bring clarity and guide the kinds of actions you take.
If you never make time for your research, your project will go nowhere. But making time starts with deciding when you won’t do research.
Michele Cushatt, Michael Hyatt, and Greg McKeown discuss “essentialism,” which is about saying “yes” to what matters most.