Comments on: Obsessing VS. Working

By: Christine Rose Infanger

Christine Rose Infanger — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:38:32 +0000

This is something I've struggled with, too. I read Inc. and AdWeek pretty religiously and a recurring theme so many people in those publications talk about is learning to differentiate between being busy and being productive. I've tried, I try, I'm trying, but it's difficult for me to focus on a few key things for the day when my default response is wanting to write every single thing I intend to do on a given day down. I was always convinced it made me feel more productive when I wrote down things I had already done- sort of like I had a head start. It seemed like writing down the simplest tasks, knowing I'd be able to check them off my list quickly, was good for my morale. I'm liking the "only add the 3 most important things to a to-do list" way far better. I'm still working on it, though. You may like this: http://www.inc.com/kory-kogon/why-busy-is-not-the-same-as-productive.html

By: emily @ a little bit of emily

emily @ a little bit of emily — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:14:57 +0000

This is so true! I have never thought of it as obsessing, but it makes total sense. Definitely something that resonates with me, too.

By: Kristen @ See You In A Porridge

Kristen @ See You In A Porridge — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:08:21 +0000

great post girl! i obsess about things a lot, not necessarily goals/dreams/working on things, but just getting obsessed about things… it takes away from enjoying every other part of life, so while i am not a busy person and don't consider myself one.. i need to let go of things i obsess over, and work on enjoying life as it's happening. that probably doesn't make any sense, but your post was very helpful to me lol

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:12:59 +0000

It's definitely hard sometimes to actually get things done, we all spend more time obsessing over them.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:07:04 +0000

Oh man, I needed this today. If I could just stop the constant arrival of new emails in my inbox, I think I'd feel a lot better about my work. Every time I feel like I'm finally getting a handle on things, something new pops up that needs to be taken care of! It's enough to drive a girl crazy.

xoxo
Kat

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:33:03 +0000

I think we spend more time organizing to-do lists than actually accomplishing to-do lists.
For this reason, I'm leaving the paper planner behind (writing things down can be a timesuck...especially if I'm repeating things in different planners/apps). I'm switching to just a paper calendar and Wunderlist.
The martyr thing has ALWAYS been super annoying. I don't know why some people don't get that.