A Wise Revelation
My current mentor and I came up with a good wise revelation:
The task will likely still be there tomorrow, so I might as well just go to bed.
It can really apply to a lot of things in life. Nights like these, where I spend it alone with cats, I'm reminded of my days as a teenager. I always wanted to go out then and have lots of excitement.
Now, not so much. Most of that excitement seems pretty irrelevant, especially with all the stuff I want to do and have to do. But then with today's revelation, I can ask myself:
Will these things I do really make much of a difference?
I think that's a good question to ask, especially if you have to make it to work at 8 in the morning and feel real tired.
And I don't mean this question in a depressing, I don't have any effect on the world type of way. I mean it more as, to borrow a phrase, "Should I really get all worked up and lose sleep about all these small tasks?" I mean it to focus my attention on the important things, like sleep and tasks that will have a lasting effect.
Or to toss aside and procrastinate on some tasks to actually have some fun and enjoy life. I don't have enough of it, and I think many of you, my readers, can attest to this fact.
Thank you, friends, for trying to keep me grounded by getting my head in the clouds. =D
2 comments:
There's something called the Tyranny of the Urgent. Many things that are urgent don't really matter--the trick is to figure out what does and make that a priority. Admittedly, I don't always do a great job of that either, but the idea is a good one.
Tyranny really is a great word. You can put it in front of anything and have a good term for something that harasses you and makes life a hassle or actual hell.
Overall, though, for the Tyranny of the Urgent, I guess that's half the fun and hassle of being human. . .. =/
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