Delegation First
The habit of buying other people's time at the first opportunity — freeing your own for creativity, strategy, and the work only you can do.
Why this habit matters
- Productivity: Multiplies effective working hours by transferring time-consuming execution to others, freeing the delegator for high-judgment strategic work.
- Career: Accelerates transition from individual contributor to strategic operator — the professional identity shift that unlocks disproportionate career leverage.
- Financial: Generates return on investment in other people's time — tasks delegated at $25/hour that free hours worth $200+ produce measurable financial arbitrage.