June 13, 2025 5:25 am Published by

It’s easy to get bogged down with endless to-dos at work and home. In order to manage the load, I first pause and ask myself intentional questions before adding a new to-do to my list.

I do this to make myself more thoughtful about what I continue to add as a person who has realized my identity is intertwined with accomplishment.  

These are the questions I consider before adding a to-do to my list:

  • Can this be delegated? 

  • Can this be automated? 

  • Can this be outsourced? 

  • Can I let this go? 

  • Am I the right person to do this? 

  • What’s the timeline given what’s on my list already? 

  • What are my priorities right now, will this distract from them? 

  • Why do I want to do this anyway? 

  • What am I giving up if I do this? 

When we are intentional enough to pause and assess, we may realize we don’t need to do it all.

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