Urgent! Make The Most Of Your Life

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

— Mae West

Urgent vs. Important

Many people confuse urgent with important. Urgent tasks typically have an immediate deadline, but relatively insignificant impact.

Important tasks, on the other hand, are not necessarily urgent, may or may not have a deadline, but often significantly impact our lives.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

A Fancier Treadmill is NOT the Answer

When we know which tasks are important, as opposed to urgent, we also know what to eliminate, delegate, or automate. If we focus on urgent tasks all the time, reacting to deadlines, stressors, advertisements (Limited-time offer! Prime Day! Ending soon!) and other’s…