PRIORITIES!

     It's okay to not have time for some things. It's okay to prioritize some things over others in your life. Choices have to be made in life according to what is most important to oneself. However, these priorities should be benefiting you in the best way possible. Sure, editing somebody's resume might not benefit someone directly, but if that is their job, it is what makes them money, which certainly does benefit them directly. If it's a favor, it is beneficial by creating a stronger bond of trust and appreciation between the two people. If this money, or bond, or whatever it may be is not important to this person, then she doesn't need to spend their time on it and it is perfectly fine to not prioritize it. Saying "It's not a priority" instead of "I don't have time" makes it easier to tell whether or not the subject is important to you or not, because saying something isn't a priority is saying that something is unimportant, which is an insult. Nobody wants to insult something that is important to oneself. I believe this quote is a great way to figure out if you are spending your time the way you feel is best for yourself, but replacing "I don't have time" with "it's not a priority" is definitely not "often a perfectly adequate explanation."
     This quote fails to mention that not everything that is important to oneself can be prioritized; there really isn't time for everything. That's what I don't like about this quote: it makes me feel like the things I don't have time for, the things that I don't prioritize, should be prioritized (such as ironing sheets). Sometimes we really don't have a choice with what we are doing with our time, so this quote does not apply to everything. Personally, I don't have time to be traveling the world (something very important to me that I intend to pursue), because I have school. School is a priority, of course, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't rather be traveling the world while making money at the same time. Priority is defined by something that is important above other things, but importance can be both your priorities and whatever isn't. "If these phrases don't sit well," it doesn't necessarily mean that the task should be a priority to me, as the quote infers by saying "that's the point." It may be important, but it doesn't have to be a priority. The use of the word "often" downgrades the things that I often prioritize, and saying that my priorities are "often" not as important as what I don't prioritize.
     This quote is great for decision making, but is not always sending the right message about the tasks not prioritized. By saying that something is unimportant, you might feel guilty and as though you are lying, thus realizing that it is important. Questioning in order to make the best choices is good, but so is knowing that there isn't time for everything.