Busy vs. Lazy
1Am I just looking busy? Or am I really being lazy?
Am I inventing things to do to avoid the things that I really need to be doing?
I love The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, especially Chapter 5. Here’s an excerpt.
“The goal is to find your inefficiencies in order to eliminate them and to find your strengths so you can multiply them. In the 24 hours that followed I made several simple but emotionally difficult decisions that literally changed my life forever and enabled the lifestyle I now enjoy.”
“Being busy is actually a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.”
“It’s easy to get caught in a flood of minutiae, and the key to not feeling rushed is remembering that lack of time is actually lack of priorities.”
I have found that when I manage my priorities, time management doesn’t seem to be a challenge.
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Good thoughts. We are in a time when we feel guilty if we’re not doing what other people are doing (the super-mom complex, etc.) but basically one ends up doing what is right by their own definition. I’ve spent a lot of time involved in social media during the past three months, which could be perceived by some as wasted time, but my goal was to learn about social media as a marketing vehicle as well as using the web to find new ideas and connect with others. Personally, I’m a big fan of the daily “to-do” list, as well as written goals. 43 Things is a good site for the latter.
It is important to understand your goals for spending time on any activity. I recommend watching this classic Steven Covey video “Big Rocks – Put First Things First”, a clever reminder of watching out for our priorities.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-357998200076562861#