# All busyness is self-induced Created On: 06-18-2023 09:33 am Up:: [[Productivity MOC]] Tags:: #note/evergreen🌲 Topics:: Related:: --- The sense of busyness you feel and a never ending onslaught of work is no one else's problem than your own. Until you recognize that you have autonomy and authority over your todo list and pulling things onto your plate instead of managing them off effectively, you'll continue to be a slave to other's will's and your ever mounding todo list. Think about all of the times you say: - I'll schedule that meeting - I'll write that up - I'll schedule that event - I'll send that message - I'll make that call It is important to recognize the power of [[Know no|knowing no]]: when we say "yes" to one thing, we're saying "no" to everything else that could've been. Those "yeses" induce untold amounts of busyness and you're at the helm. Feel emboldened to say no and or leverage strategies, such as [[Delegation (MOC)|delegation]], to move things off of your plate, not onto it. It is important to also know where your aspiring altitude is - [[Know your altitude]]. For, if we don't, it is very easy to pull in work at lower than desired altitudes. These are distractions and need to be managed effectively.