No matter how well you think you multitask your brain can only handle so many things at one time And the more tasks youre trying to accomplish the less likely youll do them all wellThat brings me to this question What do entrepreneurs use brainpower on that they should delegate to someone else I suffer from the same syndrome My company is now more than a decade old well established and has a dependable trusted team in place Despite this I still want to know about every transaction my team is working on -- no matter how trivial or peripheral Even though Ive written before in this space about trusting your team the micromanager in me wants to keep tabs on everything Thats the case even though I have team members whose jobs specifically are to keep track of those things -- team members who are doing an exemplary job I know its a waste of brain space and I fight it all the time but its a fierce ongoing battle Free Your Mind All this begs another question What can you let go and how do you train yourself to do this This question is essential for fledgling or less-experienced entrepreneurs-- especially those whose companies are in their early days and have minimal staff Much of it is a mindset Entrepreneurs tend to be creative big-picture types but Ive found a surprising number of them are incredibly detail-oriented as well You might even call them control freaks I dont have a magic pill a secret formula a cellphone app or a wizards magic that can get you to stop wasting brain space You have to decide for yourself whats valuable and worthy of your brain cells and whats not Maybe the best way to accomplish your goal is with a virtual brain dump Think of all the work-related topics that are using bandwidth in your mind then write them down Place them in order from most important to least important Which items on your list could someone else do Those will be the things to drop from your mind This process isnt always easy and you might not fully trust your judgment If thats the case doing the above exercise with a trusted senior employee could be helpful theres no reason you have to go it alone To summarize less is more Focusing on a smaller number of high-importance issues will always work better than being a jack of all trades master of none Like this column Sign up to subscribe to email alerts and youll never miss a post The opinions expressed here by Inccom columnists are their own not those of Inccom I dont have a magic pill a secret formula a cellphone app or a wizards magic that can get you to stop wasting brain space You have to decide for yourself whats valuable and worthy of your brain cells and whats not Maybe the best way to accomplish your goal is with a virtual brain dump Think of all the work-related topics that are using bandwidth in your mind then write them down Place them in order from most important to least important Which items on your list could someone else do Those will be the things to drop from your mind This process isnt always easy and you might not fully trust your judgment If thats the case doing the above exercise with a trusted senior employee could be helpful theres no reason you have to go it alone To summarize less is more Focusing on a smaller number of high-importance issues will always work better than being a jack of all trades master of none More from Inc Sponsored Business Content Like this column Sign up to subscribe to email alerts and youll never miss a post The opinions expressed here by Inccom columnists are their own not those of Inccom More from Inc Sponsored Business Content