Four Methods of Completion

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What are the “Four Methods of Completion”?

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do.” — Edward Everett Hale, nineteenth-century Unitarian clergyman and writer

Key Points:

• There are only four ways to “do” something: Completion, Deletion, Delegation and Deferment. Use all four options when going through your to-do list and you’ll get more done.
• Completion: Doing the task. It’s best for tasks that only you can do particularly well.
• Deletion: Eliminating the task. It’s effective for anything that’s unimportant or unnecessary.
• Delegation: Assigning the task to someone else. It’s effective for anything that other person can do 80% as well as you.
• Deferment: Putting the task off until later. It’s effective for tasks that aren’t critical or time-dependent.

Questions for Consideration:

• Make a list of all of the things on your mind – which of these things can be deleted, delegated, or deferred to a later date?
• How many of these tasks can you move off your plate immediately?

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