How you ever gotten into the trap of being busy? I know that today's culture of immediate action and results demands that we are busy, but sometimes I feel like we are busy being busy without a reason for being busy. It's an easy trap to fall into really. E-mails fill out computer screens and we feel we have to answer them immediately. When the phone rings, we switch our attention from whatever we are doing to check who is calling. I don't think the problem of being busy to be busy is a recent problem though. For as long as I can remember, I have heard the saying, " You can't see the forest for the trees". I just think the "trees" have gotten bigger nowadays and there are more of them in front of us.
When we are busy being busy, we lose our capacity to focus, we are unable to look at the "big" picture, and we are unable to have a vision for the future. Lately, I wish that I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone say, "We are just too busy to do that right now. Let's wait until later and then we will do "X"".
The problem is that if we wait until later to do "X", there might not be an opportunity left to correct "X". It may be too late.
Focus, dedication, commitment, and the ability to do the important but not urgent things are classic, tried and true principles that are worthy of our energy and pursuit now more than ever.
Sorry the blog is so short, I am busy today.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
What if we all cared deeply? I know it is a strange question, but, it is one that I think is worth thinking about. Caring deeply is anoth...
-
I have several friends, most of whom are "casual" friends. I have friends at work. I have a group of freshman boys that I mentor....
-
In my opinion, Obama's domestic policies have been a complete and utter failure. He has shown a lack of direction, a lack of purpose, a...
-
Five years ago, Dena and I hosted a "Showalter Reunion" in Tennessee. One of the things that we organized was a bus trip to Nashv...
-
One more little blog about Obama's speech and then I will let it go. I was really aggravated when Obama used a Reagan quote during hi...
-
I grew up surrounded by Indy car racing. My dad loved the races and followed Indy style racing fervantly. Some of my favorite memories ... -
December can be a crazy month. As I look at m...
-
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day. In grade school, Groundhog day was a big deal. But as time went on, the "holiday" became just another...
-
My how life has changed since I last wrote on my blog! The Chicago Cubs won the World Series,we moved to another state, I started a 501c3... -
Some of the earliest memories I have of spending time with my dad revolve around watching storms from the porch and going to the dragstrip t...
No comments:
Post a Comment