Are you doing whatever it takes to keep yourself from running in place? If you ever feel like at the end of the day you’ve done so much but haven’t accomplished anything significant, you’re not alone.
When we’re not in our prime productivity zone, our wheels are spinning and we’re burning fuel but we find ourselves right back where we started.
To make progress with our major goals requires exercising courage, discipline, and concentration.
We can often trick ourselves into thinking we’re taking real action by doing easy tasks that are really distractions or forms of procrastination.
This leads to capturing non-essential tasks on your to-do list and knocking them out to feel like you’re actually making some progress.
These trivial tasks can take the form of unintentional cleaning and tidying, answering unimportant calls, reading non-related emails, or prolonged planning to avoid doing the real meaningful work.
To avoid the trap of pouring your time into wasted-motion-activities ask yourself this question ➡️ If this were the only thing I accomplished today, would I be satisfied with my day?
This guiding question can help you direct your attention to the major activities you really should be working on.
Knowing the difference between meaningful and meaningless action will make all the difference with the vision you pursue.
“Never mistake motion for action.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
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