Jack Ellis highlights the importance of managing backlogs, particularly the mental overload they create. He advocates for deleting or archiving tasks that do not have clear value or direction. This resonates with the notion of "mental technical debt"—the cluttered perception of what needs to be done, instead of what is actually important. The author’s experience at Podscan involved reducing a backlog of 120 items down to 15 high-impact tasks through a structured pruning process, utilizing clear criteria for task evaluation and prioritization.
"...if you took away all our planning now, I could name the top 5 things we have to do. And these things change. Customer support 100% has a great vibe on what needs to be done."
"I never actually delete data - I just archive tasks and mark them as irrelevant, often with a comment explaining why. This helps me track my thought process and allows for potential revival if circumstances change."
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