I agree with the author that using the word "priority" can be a useful tool. It's a good way to gain some self-awareness about why or why not you do certain things as opposed to others. However, I will say that you have to have some pretty thick skin.
Let's face it, there are a million really GOOD things that we can do on any given day. But the fact is that we just don't have time to do all the good things that could be done, even if we only consider the good things that others specifically ASK us to do. We have to be able to say no. If we say, "No, I'm sorry, it's not a priority," we have to be prepared to offend people. Perhaps a better way to phrase it is to say, "No, I'm sorry, I have some other things that are a HIGHER priority right now that don't leave me any time for that." The bottom line is we have to be comfortable with saying no.
Pick your horses gentlemen.
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