The trap

Setting priorities is important but it’s less than half the battle.

Let’s say you’ve picked your top five priorities. Of the thousands of things you could focus on, these five are the most impactful.

Just behind those top five are items six through ten. You may not have written them down, but they exist, nonetheless.

Now, imagine that someone asks you to tackle priority number seven. It will be exceedingly tempting because priority seven is a fantastic idea. After all, it’s number seven, not seventy-seven.

This is the trap.

We assume setting priorities will make it easier to say no to things. But it makes almost no difference to how emotionally difficult it is.