Begin with the end in mind

A full calendar can still be the wrong life. Before the week fills, name what a good stretch of it looks like: the work, the people, and how you want to feel at the end.

Then the small yes and the small no have something to answer to. You are choosing toward a picture, not only away from whatever is loudest.

Use it. Write one sentence for the end of this month. Check the next commitment against that sentence.