# Find One Thing to Stop Doing By:: [[Ross Jackson]] 2024-03-10 New tasks get added to work frequently. Old tasks are seldom removed. As time progresses, one will do more. It's easy to understand why this dynamic is so prevalent. Creating new work does not necessarily entail the cessation of existing work. Feeling like one is busier than ever before is a likely consequence of this dynamic. One feels this way because it is probably accurate. Having more tasks than time makes one busy. One probably can't adjust the balance immediately. However, one can likely find one thing to stop doing. When examining one's daily tasks, if there is something that is no longer necessary, stop doing it. The difference might be largely imperceptible. One task doesn't define one's work experience. The point of this task is not to change how one experiences work immediately. The task's point is to demonstrate that it is possible to stop doing things at work. After this initial step, find another task to discontinue. Without belaboring the point, the point of this process is to eventually reduce all non-value added, redundant, or antiquated tasks from one's work. It is doubtful that management will help you in this endeavor. They will likely want you to continue doing everything and then some. As you reduce what you do at work, focus on providing excellence in what you do. The tasks that remain should be important, if not essential. Doing exceptional work on these tasks is likely the key to success. Both for one's personal career and organizational performance. Finding one thing to stop doing is likely the first step. #### Related Items [[Work]] [[Priorities]] [[Management]] [[Busy]] [[Performance]] [[Career]]