> Clarify the expected time investment: “Please look into this for me. Do not, DO NOT, spend more than 20 minutes on this. Please come back with whatever you ha

> Clarify the expected time investment: “Please look into this for me. Do not, DO NOT, spend more than 20 minutes on this. Please come back with whatever you have after 20 minutes.” For someone like me, this also adds a lot of stress (which over time turns into demoralization and inefficiency). I gotta watch the clock while I'm doing the thing, and maybe optimize my approach for time as I'm going. What if I'm a little distracted that day? Did I get so few results because I'm bad at this or because it was actually complicated? Do I turn it in half done or spend another ten minutes and not tell him?