Why do some partners email constantly with new tasks while asking for the status of other ones? No, I haven’t made any progress on that one thing that would require at least three hours of focused work because I’ve been doing the four other “quick” things you just asked me to do first. Also, every subsequent email you send actually changes the dimensions of that task. By the way, I realize you need it “urgently” but it would have been helpful to know the exact deadline when you asked in the first place. I’m not new to working in demanding environments but these project management skills are laughably abysmal.