Do you have days when you seem to be busy all the time and yet at the end of the day when you ask yourself ‘what have I achieved today?’ the answer seems to be ‘very little.’
I’ve had days like that recently and have been reflecting what that is all about. Then there are other days when whatever I have to do just seems to flow and I get completely engrossed in the task in hand and are surprised when the clock shows how the hours have gone by.
Similarly when it’s a beautiful day and I take a picnic to the beach, time seems to stand still. The tide stays out for ages and then all of a sudden it races in towards the shore.
Life is like that too: sometimes we have to plod away at something for a long time without very much progress being evident (and if you are anything like me, getting frustrated by that apparent lack of progress!) Then what appears to be quite sudden (like an overnight success) all the bits fall into place and sudden and massive change happens.
I’ve been and still am updating my web sites (they are works in progress and have involved me learning new techniques to do so, because like many of you I don’t like delegating (though I know I should) so doing something new means learning new skills). Anyway I justify that be saying that life-long learning is always useful and keeping my brain active must be a good thing to do.
Any feedback would be appreciated especially if constructive!
What is your metaphor for your experiences of getting things done? Please comment below.
