Keeping Bookmarks in Many Books! (A Ulog, of Sorts...)

Some people are very good at doing "something."

What I mean by that is that they decide to undertake some task — could be "Write a book" or maybe "Paint the house" — and then they launch into and work from the start till they are finished.

Then they move onto the next thing.

That Has Never Been Me!

Much as I admire those who seem able to apply themselves so single-mindedly to achieving their objectives, I fear I must confess that I have never been one of them.

Whereas I am actually pretty good at the "identifying and outlining a task" thing ("I need to paint the house") I have typically been worthless at just clearing the decks and focusing completely on that one task... and getting it done.

I always seem to have dozens of "projects" going, side by side, all the time.

As a result, any one thing I undertake always seems to take me an extremely long time to finish. On the other hand, I do get a lot of stuff done.

Working With Our Strengths and Weaknesses

I find myself writing these words because it's a new calendar quarter, and I just finished sorting all the piles of paper on my desk.

And then... I found myself wishing that I could just stay a little more focused so I could actually complete some of these chores, rather than just feeling like I am going to be "working on them" for the next five years!

Well, maybe it's not that bad...

But it does feel like I am reading about 30 books, all at the same time... a few pages here, then a few pages there. Hardly very efficient... but in the very long term I do end up reading a lot of books!

That Sense of Overwhelm...

Although I have largely made peace with my own scatteredness, the thing I most often end up fighting is my tendency to get overwhelmed by the awareness of just how MUCH I need to get done.

I look at it all, and it is so much that I sometimes just grind to a halt. And then I get nothing at all done.

Life is a constant learning experience, and even though I have now rounded 60 years of age, I still find myself trying to adjust the formula for how I live and manage my life towards a better optimum... maybe I'll actually get it right, before I check out of here!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have an amazing weekend!

How about YOU? Are you a "serial" doer of things, or a "parallel" doer of things? Are you pretty good at managing what you need to get done vs. the available amount of time? As always, comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!

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