Ep. 65 — How to Let Go of Tasks You Shouldn't Be Doing
In this episode, Amy continues the Museum Professional’s Summer Survival Guide by looking at your task list from a new angle: not just what you do, but whether you should be doing it at all. She walks you through a simple sorting exercise that divides everything into three piles: what only you can do, what someone else could handle, and what honestly doesn’t need to happen at all.
Key Takeaways:
Not everything on your plate belongs there. Some tasks are yours because they truly need you. Others are yours by accident.
Why letting go is hard. We worry the job won’t get done right. We tell ourselves it’s faster to handle it. And sometimes, being the person who does everything is part of how we feel valued.
If you have a team, look at the whole workflow, not just individual tasks. Map out the steps, who does each one, and where things get stuck. The goal is a workflow that lives with the team, not in one person’s head.
If you’re solo, you can’t hand work to people you don’t have, but you can still document everything. Create templates, batch recurring work, and give someone else access to your systems.
