Don't Work Against Yourself

byBuckClifford

210 followers

11 years ago

I thought of an interesting analogy the other day that I wanted to share. I was outside using the leaf blower, and it was a pretty windy day. I had to go in one direction, towards the edge of my lawn, and it just so happened that the wind decided to blow in the opposite direction.

So, basically I was blowing the leaves one way, and the wind was sending at least half of them back at me. It was really frustrating, and after about 10 minutes I gave up. But then I went back out today, with no wind, and I got the job done in about 10 minutes.

Why should you care about my landscaping issues? Because this serves, in my opinion, as a good analogy for what we're doing here at WA. Some things are challenging, and we want to give up. But instead of giving up, why not leave whatever is giving you trouble for a day, and come back the next day with fresh eyes?

This is something that I've been doing on here unconsciously since I started, and only until the leaf blowing incident did I recognize it. Just thought I'd put this out there for anyone struggling. Of course, if that day off doesn't help, you should ask a question and get help from the community.

Buck