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089. The Four Ds of Productivity: Removing Bottlenecks & Managing Capacity

089. The Four Ds of Productivity: Removing Bottlenecks & Managing Capacity

Update: 2025-09-30
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The Four Ds of productivity (do it, delegate it, defer it, or drop it) show up everywhere in productivity advice. Yet most of us default to the same two options over and over, creating bottlenecks and stress rather than solving our capacity problems. 

In this episode, I break down why only two of the Four Ds are reliably good options for managing your law practice workload. I explain the hidden pitfalls of delegation, including why delegated work often creates more quality assurance headaches than it solves, and why deferring work is really just delegating to an unreliable resource called "future you." 


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089. The Four Ds of Productivity: Removing Bottlenecks & Managing Capacity

089. The Four Ds of Productivity: Removing Bottlenecks & Managing Capacity