This could not have been more timely for me, E.

In addition to this helping me with a personal productivity problem that we both clearly shared, this is great advice for folks who’ve never had to delegate to people before, but want to be able to when the time comes.

I’m just (just) starting to ask for help with stuff I need from sources both on- and off-shore, and getting better at thinking in the way you describe has been challenging. But forcing myself to get out of my own head on this stuff — to pretend for a minute that this needs to be performed without my presence or input — has been useful. Also? Forcing myself to really think about a task often makes me realize I can totally get away with not doing it at all. Which is awesome.

Thanks for doing this, my friend — here’s to many more soon.