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Pause for 30 seconds and ask, what work do you actually want to do right now.
by Drew Robbins
3 min read
Choose What Matters
Your calendar is crowded, yet a few activities light you up. Those moments deserve protected space. Center your week on energizing work and build handoffs for what drains you.
Your calendar is crowded, yet a few activities light you up, the ones where time moves quickly and quality soars. Those are the moments your strengths, skills, and interests fuse, and they deserve protected space. When energy and attention follow your best work, your decisions sharpen and your progress accelerates.
There is also work that drains you, tasks that stall momentum and blur your focus. These are the first tasks to give to AI, then delegate or time box what remains. Simple tools and clear handoffs move that load without guilt. The result is less noise and more time for the work only you can do.
Every flower blooms at a different pace. Excel at doing what your passion is and only focus on perfecting it. Eventually people will see what you are great at doing, and if you are truly great, success will come chasing after you.
— Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun
What would shift this month if you centered your week on work that gives you energy and built handoffs for what drains it?
Try This
List three energizing tasks and two draining ones, block two focus windows for the energizers, offload one drainer to AI or a partner.
Notice What Happens
Track quality, rework, and mood, watch stress drop as focus rises.
Share or Reflect
Name one task you will stop doing and who or what replaces it this week.
Keep Going
Revisit weekly, choose fewer, better outcomes, and let good enough be enough for low value work.
If this resonates, share with your network to help others make space for meaningful work.
