Don’t confuse busyness with progress — start your week by identifying the two things that will move the needle and build your schedule around those. Protect those blocks as if they were client billable time. If new requests arise, test them against those two priorities and be ready to push back if they don’t pass the test.
Talk to Ed about your business.
Bring the decision you've been circling. The problem you haven't said out loud. The one you've been carrying alone.