Even grocery shopping makes everything I need to do today feel urgent.
As I push my cart through the store and pick out dinner, tasks from work keep coming to mind one by one, and my hand stops.
Scenes
- Work follows me to the store — As I choose dinner, tasks from work keep coming to mind. Trying to decide what to do first brings the cart to a stop, too.
- Urgent tasks stand out first — Several requests from the team need answers by the end of today. Just as you choose what to put in the cart, you have to take the tasks one at a time.
- Urgency and importance differ — If a team leader handles every request at the same pace, the team's important work can get pushed back. Looking at urgent and important tasks separately can make the order clearer.
- Choose what needs doing today — Tonight, write down each task on its own line and ask, “Who would be waiting if I didn’t do this today?” Choose just one task that has an answer.
- The order can change again — What you choose to do first today doesn't have to come first tomorrow. If a new request comes in, you can talk with the team about setting priorities again.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- It’s true, but on my way home, I keep rephrasing it.
- 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.