[scottoreilly]

I mostly nod along to your points. The whole thing about the finite nature of time really hits home. We're all running around with a ticking clock, trying to cram as much as we can into our days. And the idea of just axing tasks to free up space? Genius in its simplicity. I remember Elon Musk's "delete, delete, delete" mantra, and it's pretty spot on.

Bill Gates' take on preferring a lazy person for a tough job because they'll find the easiest way to do it? I'm all for efficiency, but maybe "lazy" isn't the word I'd use. Resourceful, perhaps? It's a minor quibble, but it sticks out to me.

The recency effect is a trap I've fallen into more times than I care to admit. Setting tasks aside to gauge their importance later is a tactic I'll have to try more deliberately. And avoiding rework by getting things clear the first time? Absolutely. Nothing more frustrating than going over the same ground because of a misunderstanding.