An old friend of mine once asked me what I was doing. I told him in a tone of voice that was mostly sarcastic, indicating that it should be pretty obvious. He asked the question again. I started getting annoyed, and was deciding whether to ignore him or tell him to bugger off and stop bothering me. But before I could make a decision, he put his hand up and told me that he knew what I was thinking, and then said that I hadn’t really answered his question. He asked me for the third time what I was doing, and added that before answering I should really think about it. I did as he asked, and it dawned on me that he wasn’t asking me to tell him what I was doing, but rather I was supposed to ask myself the question he had asked me. In other words, I was supposed to ask myself what I was doing – at that very moment – and in so doing realize that what I was doing wasn’t taking me any closer to the goals I’d set for myself. After realizing what he meant, I looked back at him and he nodded, once again knowing what I was thinking.
No matter what you’re doing, whether it’s work, play or otherwise, you need to constantly ask yourself whether what you’re doing is going to take you closer to the goals you’ve set for yourself. If it isn’t, then stop doing it. You’re only wasting time.
No matter what you’re doing, whether it’s work, play or otherwise, you need to constantly ask yourself whether what you’re doing is going to take you closer to the goals you’ve set for yourself. If it isn’t, then stop doing it. You’re only wasting time.