Failing to answer this question over time fails you. The ability to answer just this question right, and executing on the MIT (Most Important Thing), is what gets you to succeed.
Simple thing, yet this question is not asked every day, every week, every month, to reflect and evaluate.
Kevin O’Leary tells a story about working with Steve Jobs in the 90s. Jobs lived by a signal-to-noise ratio: the 3 to 5 things you have to get done in the next 18 hours you’re awake. Everything else is noise. Pick what’s deemed critical for your mission and execute on it ruthlessly.
A successful life isn’t just business, it’s many things, and there isn’t much time for each. One thing falls short and the system collapses. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you have time. You haven’t. But life is not short – do more.