Heres How Sheryl Sandberg Ruthlessly Prioritizes Her Life

herbeies How Sheryl Sandberg Ruthlessly Prioritizes Her Life In a recent interview with CNN, Sheryl Sandberg got real about her schedule. As Facebooks Chief Operating Officer and Mark Zuckerbergs right-hand woman you can imagine that she has a lot on her plate. But this businesswoman has one way she keeps her priorities in check.I strongly believe in ruthless prioritization, she said.And while most of us may think prioritizing ur career or business means making time to put those things first, Sandberg says that ruthless prioritization takes selectively using your time to another level.Sometimes people think of prioritization as only doing things that will have a positive impact on your business. But ruthless prioritization means only focusing on the very best ideas, she continued. It means figuring out the 10 things on your list and, if you cant do all 10, doing the top two really well.In practice, ruthless prioritization can help you boil down your daily stress. Rather than rushi ng through your to-do list only to add every idea that comes to your mind, try to cut any tasks that seem unnecessary. Do you really need to do research on a business initiative thats just a maybe? Do you really need to send those cold emails that might equal no response? Spreading yourself too thin to check off a few mediocre intiatives is much less valuable than pouring yourself into something you can be proud of.It can be tough to ruthlessly prioritize as a woman in the workplace, especially due to the pressures we face to say yes and suck it up. Were always trying to take on more and prove how far we can go before we break. But next time someone at work asks you to take on a task you really dont see going anywhere, think of what Sandberg would say A big, fat no.Ruthlessly prioritizing can get hard because youre always trying to do more, Sandberg finished. But its one of the best and most important ways to stay focused.Stay focused and stay less stressed? You can count me in. Rut hlessly prioritizing may be tough. But if Sandberg uses it to keep Facebook from a full-meltdown, I think its worth a shot.