Ever since Merlin Mann dropped the science of whether a task is a priority on me, I’ve been dumbstruck at it’s simplicity and power. 
However, no one else seems to get it when I explain this to them. They resist, hate the idea, and move on. Or they don’t care. They think I’ve lost my mind. But the fact is, I haven’t. But it gets better.
In fact, it’s the inverse of Merlin’s Law that I really get: If you are doing something, well, it must be your priority!
So I find myself reading a webpage, reading the paper, shuffling papers, driving to the store and I think to myself:
“Self, this must be your priority”
And invariably I respond:
“This is definitely NOT a priority”
“Then why are you doing it?”
“Okay, not doing it. Done. Refocused.”
See?
