#4 lunch and learn: do less hard work
Written by Julia Bickerstaff // February 9, 2012 // Daily Juice // No comments
This recipe is inspired by Jason Fried
What it isA clever way to get rid of the work that you hate doing
Why it works
A sizeable chunk of running a business seems to be doing quite a lot of work that you really don’t like doing. You don’t need me to tell you how draining that is!
This is a neat way of getting rid of at least a little of that hard work without resorting to outsourcing it (which costs!)
What you do
Well I guess part of this is easier said than done, but it’s worth having a go at nevertheless.
- Work out what some of the tasks are that you really dislike; this should be easy!
- Pick the worst task on the list
- Ask yourself:
- Would anyone notice if we just didn’t do this task at all?
- Who would notice if we didn’t do it?
- Would they care?
- Can we do a cut down, quicker version?
- Can we be a leader rather than a follower and do it differently?
- Trial ignoring or doing a skinny version of the task
- What happened – did the world fall apart or was it all ok?
- If need be revisit your skinny version and try a new one that’s still not as onerous as the original. Stuff like this often needs a few iterations
- Remember that even if you only shave a few minutes off each task, it all adds up to a happier you.
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