Changing the question?

I am fascinated by the subject of work life balance.

I enjoy hearing how people manage their time and learning what techniques work for them.

Mainly it is by talking to other women I hear about these insights, but its increasingly a dialogue with my male friends too.

Let's be clear it is a topic for everyone if we are honest. But some people are more vocal than others on their struggles and successes.

On reading a book about how one particular lady set up her business, she introduced the reader to a concept. It was a new concept for me and I liked it.

She said, calculate how many hours you have allotted to your work this week, then ask the question "what will be the best use of my time this week?"   If you are anything like her or me, the question you typically ask is " What do I need to do next?".

The first question forces us to look at the big picture, examine the strategic things that need doing and other question is more like, what do I need to first on my to do list, my list of doing everything.

I think I am going to try this.

I tend to go about my day by ticking things off my list and with a similar frequency, adding things on. I have to also admit, I quite like making lists and imortantly I get a kick out of crossing items out. However I am possibly missing the point here. Or maybe the things I write down should be bigger and bolder and less tactical. 

Do any of you do this?

Any other ideas?

Do tell.....