Act in alignment with your priorities

Establish your priorities.
People rarely establish their priorities until they’re forced to. While priorities are vital for making good decisions, they are also totally voluntary. You will never be required to articulate yours but being aware of them is beneficial.

Create a “stop-doing list.”
Look back over your schedule for the past week and ask yourself: “What, specifically, would I have given up to carve out the extra three or four or five hours that I’ll need?”