09/01/2026
A project can look manageable and still stall when too many next steps depend on you.
It may be waiting for your approval.
Someone needs an answer from you.
A next step can't happen until you make a decision.
When you're available, that dependence can be easy to miss because nothing has to wait.
But a flare, a medical appointment, or more recovery than you expected can make it much easier to see.
That's when it becomes useful to ask not only,
“How much work do I have?”
but also,
“How much of it depends on me being available?”
Those questions tell you different things.
Two people can have similar workloads on paper, but their responsibilities may depend on their personal availability in very different ways.
That is one reason Sustainable Stewardship keeps both the responsibility and the person carrying it in the same picture.
We don't have to decide yet what needs to change.
For now, notice where progress still depends on you being available.