While writing some of my most recent blogs I got a brilliant idea. I would pick a date to start a project. Then give myself a limited but reasonable amount of time to finish. This would allow me to rest between projects thus acknowledging my limited, human, capacity (Infinitely Finite). It also works with the cyclical nature of life (That Old Cyclical Feeling). If I could just tap into my obsessive compulsive tendencies for that brief period of time then I could make some progress (A Slob w/ OCD).
My first project was to complete my IDP for my second job. I gave myself two weeks to do it. The start date came and I was ready to succeed. I worked a couple days and then life got to hectic (24/7 World). Next thing I knew the completion date was past and I wasn’t even close to done. I tried to break for awhile and then picked another start and finish date. Those dates came and went and I was still not done.
It was such a good idea. Why didn’t it work? First, I think it was not accepting my limits. I have a job, a child and a wife. I’m trying to get in cycling shape, learn the piano, and read one book a month. One answer may be to give up something, but I don’t know what. All of that is very important to me. Second, I think it’s the same old thing. I can’t focus for extended periods of time on one thing (My Mom Thinks I’m Lazy).
It saddens me to say I’ll have to throw the idea of a start/finish date out. No matter how good the idea if it doesn’t actually accomplish the goal it has to be discarded. It was a great idea though.
1 comment:
It was a great idea, Bill. Perhaps it would work if you break the larger goal down into bite-size pieces. Set a timer and work 15 minutes. Play 15 minutes. Work 15 minutes.. etc.
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