One of the traps I fell in during my professional life was “busy being busy”.
I found myself in situations when I wanted to tick as many tasks as possible from my list, work in as many projects as possible and (worst of all!) be in as many meetings as possible. After a while when I realized I had a draconic work pace, long hours in front of my laptop and…not so good results.

How did I get out of this?
I started by taking a day off😊.

Then I did those few things:
✈ Rehearsed the “airplane view” – getting one step back from the day by day “mixer” and looking at my mission and business objectives
🥅 Revisit the tasks and projects list wearing the “what is really relevant for my objectives” glasses
📅 Prioritize – focus on the activities that align with the goals, de-prioritize or let go non essential tasks;
🤝 Practice delegation – delegate tasks that others could handle, freeing up time for important responsibilities
⏲ Schedule breaks – that helped me recharge and maintain focus

What else would you add to the list to avoid “busy being busy”?