The TACO Method · Free Guide
The TACO Method · Free Guide
You can start running this method on your task list right now — no need to wait for the email. Here's the whole thing.
You're constrained by the number of hours in your week. Full stop. There's no way to get a hundred things done unless you find a way to get most of them off your plate.
The TACO Method is a weekly ritual for doing exactly that. It stands for Terminate, Automate, Consolidate, Outsource — and it's the same process Demir runs every week to keep his list lean.
Pull up your task list for the week. We're going to work through every letter.
For each task on your list, ask yourself how important it is that this even happens at all. Don't outsource a task you don't actually need to do. Don't automate a task that should be deleted.
We want to spend our energy on tasks that actually add value to our life or our business. If a task doesn't pass that bar, terminate it. Cross it off. Move on.
"If I never did this task, what would actually go wrong?"
You'd be surprised how many tasks survive purely out of habit. Terminating these first is the fastest way to make your list shorter without losing anything that mattered.
We often overlook the fact that there could be a way to do all or part of a task using software instead of a person. There's so much software now that makes this easy.
One of Demir's favorites is Zapier — a tool that helps two programs talk to each other. For example, when a client books a call, Zapier automatically populates a row in a Google Sheet, so the team always knows total meetings booked that month — with zero manual tracking.
"Is there a tool that could do all — or even just part — of this?"
Even simple things count: an email template that saves 5 minutes per follow-up. A calendar link that eliminates back-and-forth. A recurring reminder so you stop re-deciding the same thing every week.
Consolidation means batching similar tasks together on your calendar so you can optimize your brain energy. The more task-switching you do, the less productive you are — switching costs add up fast.
Sending 10 outreach emails? Don't sprinkle them through your day. Block 30 minutes and send them all at once. Three quick calls to schedule? Make them back-to-back. Five small admin tasks? Stack them.
"Which of these are similar enough to do in one block?"
For each remaining task, ask: what would I need to do to outsource this? Maybe you'd write a set of instructions. Maybe you'd record a quick video. Maybe you'd map out a decision tree so someone else can make the same call you would.
Or maybe you genuinely can't think of how anyone else could do that task but you. That's fine. Note it and move on.
"What would I need in place for someone else to do this — and how many hours would I get back?"
Even if you don't have a person to outsource to yet, this exercise tells you two things: which tasks to hand off the moment you do, and which documentation projects to prioritize so it's possible.
One of our clients — a small-business owner with two kids — handed us this list at the start of the week. After running TACO on it, four of the eight tasks moved off her plate entirely. Here's the breakdown.
The vet research wasn't actually going to lead to action — happy with the current vet. Cut.
Email templates handle prospect follow-up. A Zapier connection imports sales data automatically.
Deck prep + appointment-scheduling block batched into one Tuesday afternoon admin window.
Art supplies = a 10-second text to her assistant with a list. Her time saved: 90 minutes.
Run this every Sunday evening (or first thing Monday). It takes 20-30 minutes.
TACO is one of dozens of tools we teach inside Lifehack Tribe — our membership for high-performers who want their hours back without dropping the ball.
If you're ready to make this stuff stick, this is the way.
Plus accountability that actually holds.