Fred had an inspiring post about the ability to always add one more thing. His old roommate called it N+1. Just when you think there’s no more, you find a little room.
Perhaps it’s worth considering an alternative. N-1. There are tons of things on your to do list, in your portfolio, on your desk. They clamor for attention and so perhaps you compromise things to get them all done. What would happen if you did one fewer thing? What if leaving that off the agenda allowed you to do a world-class job on the rest? What if you repeated N-1 thinking until you found a breakthrough?
I feel bad reposting his entire (albeit short) post, but Seth says it so well that there’s no point in paraphrasing. Click through to his site if you enjoyed the thought, and consider subscribing to his blog. I promise you it will provide similar insights on a regular basis.