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title: "First your backlog, then your delegation list, then something new"
description: "Anyone who works well with agents goes through three phases. The first two are about efficiency. The third is about work you could never have done before."
language: en
source: https://coachsteff.live/en/van-achterstand-naar-nieuwe-taken
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# First your backlog, then your delegation list, then something new

When I speak to people who have been working well with AI agents for a while, I always hear the same story. It happens in three phases. And the interesting thing is that almost no one sees the third phase coming.

## Phase one: the backlog

First you clear up. All those tasks that have been on your list for months and that you never got around to. The folders you always wanted to organise. The quotes you still had to follow up on. The overview of your clients that has been out of date for two years.

With an agent that can read and organise your files, search your inbox and prepare a first draft, this suddenly goes quickly. It feels like a big spring clean. Your head feels lighter, because the list gets shorter.