What stops if you take a day off?

Fair. That’s what it feels like when you’re the one holding it.

We can’t sort everything at once. We can sort one task, then the next. Pick the process that pulled you in most recently. Yesterday counts.

Which task sounds most like yours?

Pick one task, not the whole process.

Say it in your own words. One task, one line.

Give it a name first.

How often does that land on you?

When it lands, how long does one round take?

Start to finish, including the getting-ready part.

Is it a decision no one else should make, even with a written rule or limit?

Yes only if no one else could make this call, even with a rule or a dollar limit. Licensed work only you can do counts as yes.

Could software do it the same way every time, with no judgment?

Same steps, same result, every time. Like a reminder that goes out three days after an invoice.

Does it turn information into words, like a draft, a summary or a comparison?

AI can write the first draft. A person still reads every word before it goes out.

Could someone else do it once the steps are written down?

Think two weeks of training, not two years. Nobody working for you yet? Answer for the person you’d hire, if you ever do.

Is it the decision itself, or the gathering, typing or chasing around it?

Then the legwork is its own task. Name it, and we’ll sort that part.

Give it a name first.

While you’re doing it, what’s waiting?

One more tap. Is it a setting inside one program, or getting two programs to talk?

Not sure? Pick the first. Checking what you already own comes first either way.

Does anyone else work with you?