Of course, there are a lot of other things I’ve asked you to put on the shelf for the time being. These are the small things. Nevertheless, you’re probably worried about these things, because they aren’t getting done.

And these things have to get done, right?

Well, maybe. At any rate, they’re not just going to go away on their own. You’re going to have to get rid of them one way or another.

There are three simple solutions to getting rid of those tasks that don’t fall into your Power of Three. You can eliminate them. You can delegate them. Or, you can automate them. The key is to figure out how to handle each task.

Let’s start with the simplest way to knock a task off your list—eliminate. This means, quite simply, just not doing it. If this sounds scary, rest easy knowing that a cool 50% of your tasks can be eliminated from your list with little or no repercussions. Start by eliminating one thing on your list. Just don’t do it. Did anyone notice? Did you notice? Eliminate as many non-essential tasks as you can. Trust me, it will start to feel pretty good.

What about the things that must get done, but don’t necessarily need to be done by you? Delegate those tasks. Hand the responsibility of getting those tasks done to someone else. Delegating allows you to do the things you are good at, and gives someone else the opportunity to handle the things you aren’t good at. We all have our strengths. Allowing someone else to pick up the slack where we’re weak allows us to focus on the things we excel at. And that’s a smart use of our time, don’t you think?