And he has always had a talent for avoiding any unnecessary admin work. “I put the onus on whoever is bringing me the paperwork,” he says. We can all learn from this. The next time someone tries to add busywork to your to-do list, ask yourself if there’s a way to make that person do the work themselves. You’ll benefit both from the immediate time off you get, as well as the more long-term effect of building a reputation that stops people from distracting you with meaningless tasks.
