Being Selective
You probably pick this blog because you are concerned with whatever that’s up in my mind right now, what I’m thinking that is. You may find it annoying or may even think this blog is crammed with cock and bull story as you read. But before I go on further, I want to thank you for picking my blog. I hope this entry will help you realize the need to be selective.
There just isn't enough time for everything on our "to do" list—and there never will be. You are literally swamped with work and personal responsibilities, projects, the daily newspaper reports, stacks of magazines to read, and piles of books you intend to get to one of these days—as soon as you get caught up.
But the fact is that you are never going to get caught up. You will never get on top of your tasks. You will never get far enough ahead to be able to get to all those books, magazines, and leisure time activities that you dream of. Why?
Forget about solving your time management problems by becoming more productive. No matter how many personal productivity techniques you master, there will always be more to do than you can ever accomplish in the time you have available to you, no matter how much it is. Why?
You can get control of time and your life only by changing the way you think, work and deal with the never-ending river of responsibilities that flows over you each day. You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life. That is to say, get more of the important things done-Today!
This is a wonderful time to be alive. There have never been more possibilities and opportunities for you to achieve more of your goals than exist today. As perhaps never before in human history, you are actually drowning in options. In fact, there are so many good things that you can do that your ability to decide among them may be the critical determinant of what you accomplish in life.
If you are like most people today, you are overwhelmed with too much to do and too little time. As you struggle to get caught up, new tasks and responsibilities just keep rolling in n, like the waves of the ocean. Because of this, you will never be able to do everything you have to do. You will never be caught up. You will always be behind in some of your tasks and responsibilities, and probably in many of them, thus, the need to be selective.
If you have to eat two very slimy snakes, eat the larger one first.
In other words, if you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest, and most important task first. Many have the temptations to start off with the easier task, but do resist it. One of the most important decisions you make each day is what you will do immediately and what you will do later, if you do it at all. Be mindful that time is not always on your side. One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.
There just isn't enough time for everything on our "to do" list—and there never will be. You are literally swamped with work and personal responsibilities, projects, the daily newspaper reports, stacks of magazines to read, and piles of books you intend to get to one of these days—as soon as you get caught up.
But the fact is that you are never going to get caught up. You will never get on top of your tasks. You will never get far enough ahead to be able to get to all those books, magazines, and leisure time activities that you dream of. Why?
Forget about solving your time management problems by becoming more productive. No matter how many personal productivity techniques you master, there will always be more to do than you can ever accomplish in the time you have available to you, no matter how much it is. Why?
You can get control of time and your life only by changing the way you think, work and deal with the never-ending river of responsibilities that flows over you each day. You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life. That is to say, get more of the important things done-Today!
This is a wonderful time to be alive. There have never been more possibilities and opportunities for you to achieve more of your goals than exist today. As perhaps never before in human history, you are actually drowning in options. In fact, there are so many good things that you can do that your ability to decide among them may be the critical determinant of what you accomplish in life.
If you are like most people today, you are overwhelmed with too much to do and too little time. As you struggle to get caught up, new tasks and responsibilities just keep rolling in n, like the waves of the ocean. Because of this, you will never be able to do everything you have to do. You will never be caught up. You will always be behind in some of your tasks and responsibilities, and probably in many of them, thus, the need to be selective.
If you have to eat two very slimy snakes, eat the larger one first.
In other words, if you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest, and most important task first. Many have the temptations to start off with the easier task, but do resist it. One of the most important decisions you make each day is what you will do immediately and what you will do later, if you do it at all. Be mindful that time is not always on your side. One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.
posted by Anonymous | 23:43
