Once I’ve put my child to bed, everything I need to do tomorrow comes rushing to mind.
Only after my child is asleep do I start thinking of all the things our team needs to decide tomorrow.
Scenes
- Everything I need to do tomorrow comes rushing to mind. — Only after my child is asleep do I think of all the things our team needs to decide. Urgent and important tasks seem equally pressing.
- Someone is waiting on each task — Some decisions unblock a teammate; others can wait a little. Both are written down as things to do tomorrow.
- See what gets held up if you wait — A leader’s first consideration isn’t how big a task looks. What matters is who will have to stop, and when, if it’s delayed.
- Write down your guide in a few words — Tonight, write “Who gets held up if I put this off until tomorrow?” in your notebook. Thinking of one task may show you where to check first.
- You can choose again in the morning — If the team’s situation changes by morning, the order can change too. You can revisit the guide you wrote tonight tomorrow.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- Even grocery shopping makes everything I need to do today feel urgent.
- Every Sunday night, I rewrite what I’m looking for.
- I open the handover file before bed.
- At a red light, I think of what I’m good at in my work.
- The day before an important meeting, I swallow my words again.
- It feels like I’m giving up my career.
- When a request comes up in the group chat, I reply first.
- Every morning, it feels like I have to leave my career behind.