Weekly Bullshit Filter
Share
A system for managing non-urgent tasks by batching them into a single weekly meeting with your assistant, helping maintain focus on important work.
Core System Components
- One dedicated hour per week (e.g. Wednesdays)
- Single document collecting all non-urgent items
- Assistant filters and organizes tasks
- Rapid-fire decision making during meeting
What Goes Into The Filter
- Non-urgent inbox items
- Administrative tasks
- Personal errands/tasks
- Things mentioned in passing
- Routine paperwork
- Requests that don't need immediate attention
Key Benefits
- Prevents constant context switching
- Batches small decisions together
- Maintains focus on important work
- Creates clear system for assistant to organize tasks
- Makes game out of completing many small tasks quickly
Implementation Tips
- Give assistant authority to determine urgency
- Have assistant compile everything into one document
- Focus on speed of decisions during cleanup hour
- Only address truly urgent items outside meeting
- Measure success by number of items cleared in hour
Examples of Tasks to Batch
- Eyeglass prescription updates
- School-related paperwork
- K-1 document requests
- Equipment/laptop requests
- Administrative approvals
- Non-critical correspondence
This system helps leaders maintain focus on strategic work while ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
45:19 - 46:27
Full video: 55:08SP
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.