Letting go to get more done?
I am sitting here, trying to get some work done this afternoon, I have about two hours left before I need to start cutting stuff up for dinner. The baby's briefly asleep, and the rest of the kids are all out of sorts and being distracted by shows to keep them quiet while mom rests and dad works and baby sleeps.
Run on sentence much?
Back to topic, I have at least a dozen things to do for my day job, and I find myself not doing any of them... But rather I'm hunting dust-bunnies (metaphorical ones this time, not real ones), trying to deal with all the things at the same time, and wondering what the heck is wrong with me. The answer? I'm only human.
Computers look like they can multitask, so do humans, but the truth is that while our brains are amazing, especially at doing things (in the background, unconsciously) we can only really focus on one thing at a time.
That's where I am at.
My career is about tank, the whole field is getting an overhaul due to technology advancements, and I'm not specialized or far enough into the field to surf the crests while the chaff gets churned away, I am one of the mass that will get axed for the most part while the specialists and those who have the self-confidence to get ahead of the curve will thrive.
Enter, thinking on other lines of income, multiple income streams, and how do I find time to make it all work. This is all in my head while I am both dreaming of buying a boat and just leaving it all behind, as well as trying to figure out where to start with the new file that has dropped in my lap, alongside the rest of the things that I was and have been supposed to be doing, but have not been doing because a 40-hour work week does not compress into 12 hours very well at all.
Gah.@! Time to publish this and get back to the paying work, I have to pay my WA fees Somehow until I manage to get enough incoming referrals or affiliate traction to pay its own way.
I hate being smart enough to see the bigger picture.
So I offer you God's Blessings and keep on keeping on. You are all awesome and so am I, just a little overbooked and overwhelmed at the moment.
Cheers, and DFTBA.
Duke.
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God Bless you, Duke! I'm tight on funds too, my friend! Not enough demand in the locksmith business right now! Hang in there!
Jeff
Thanks for sharing your daily dealings which are definitely real. Yah, balancing so many things is tough. It definitely takes a lot of focus to get the necessary done and to find time for the "rest". I am sure you have prioritized everything. What we do a lot is keep the "no thinking jobs" for time's when we are not fresh. with energy. And we have definitely found that doing some things takes less time actually doing them than thinking about them.
We definitely feel your dilemma and do hope you stay healthy. Not sure if it would be wise or not to consider going to premium membership cost rather than premium plus. There are so many decisions in life that are challenging.
We do know you have what it takes to somehow get through this and someday be able to look back and be glad you made it through..