There’s plenty to complain about.
There’s also plenty to *not* complain about.
Which list is bigger?
…Whichever list we make bigger.
Helping busy people do inner work.
There’s plenty to complain about.
There’s also plenty to *not* complain about.
Which list is bigger?
…Whichever list we make bigger.
Have you ever considered measuring things like:
Because here’s the reality: what you measure is what’ll get your focus.
And what gets your focus gets your time, energy, and attention.
…In other words: your life.
So, the more focused you are on measuring any one particular thing, the more of your life that one particular thing will consume.
And if that’s true then I’m sure you can already see where I’m going with this.
Measure your life in how you would most love to live it—and let your time, energy, and attention flow into those things as much as you can afford.
Because a life measured in measuring tapes, scales, and social media clicks certainly isn’t equal to a life measured in deep connections, belly laughs, and moments of presence.
The Urgent is an expert line-cutter.
Each day, as The Important graciously lines itself up to be prioritized, The Urgent cuts right in front and boots it to the back of the line.
It does this over and over again, day-in and day-out.
Don’t allow this type of behavior in your house.
For what you have to realize about The Important is that it’s patient—it thinks there will always be time. It assumes that if The Urgent needs to go through all of that trouble to plot, plan, fuss, and meander its way to the front of the line, it might as well get the priority.
But, the reality is, there won’t always be time. And The Urgent will always think it’s more important than The Important. That’s its nature.
As the authority of your life, it’s your responsibility to recognize this and put clear boundaries up around prioritization.
Sometimes an urgent cut in line may be justified. But, there should rarely ever be a day when you don’t—in some way, shape, or form—work on what’s important.
We could easily consume news from the second we wake up until the second we go to bed and STILL not be completely filled in.
What’s worse is that most of that info we consume will be outdated by the very next day.
That’s why I consume less than 10 minutes of news per day and focus the rest of my time on building/ bettering myself and the world around me.
If you don’t put a cap on your news, the influx of information will slowly drown out every precious minute of your day it can.
Give your minutes space to breathe. Air them out from the influx. Put up some damns and focus more of your time on doing work that’s important to you.
Heck—create your own damn news.
How important is it to wake up early in the morning?
…Not that important.
What time you wake up is arbitrary.
What matters is what you do during your waking hours and how you prioritize your time.
Some get to bed by 9pm—others can’t go to bed until 12am.
Expecting both to wake up at 5am is silly.
Some people work better and are more efficient at night. Others in the morning. And others still, midday.
What’s important isn’t a specific time (because a successful person said that’s what they do).
What’s important is self-awareness.
Too busy for kindness?
Too rushed for manners?
Too inactive for exercise?
Too distracted for deep work?
Too preoccupied for listening?
Too stimulated for meditating?
Too overwhelmed for self-care?
Wait… what are our priorities again?
When exercising: dropping weight to improve form isn’t regressing.
When dieting: eating more calories to improve nutrition isn’t regressing.
When learning: slowing reading speed to improve comprehension isn’t regressing.
In a world that’s hyper focused on vanity metrics (e.g. 1RMs, calorie counting, reading x books / year)—doing something in the opposite direction might feel like backsliding.
When in reality, it’s being hyper focused on vanity metrics that’s causing us to backslide.
Don’t get it twisted.