Productive distraction is real. And it made sense to me, at least it used to, but not anymore. In the urge to keep up with the norm of a particular place or thing, I would always give it all it takes. All. Even if it meant forgoing my end goal.
You are right when you said It could be I shouldn't be reading this. I opened my Gmail yesterday and saw this mail. I wanted to read it, but I didn't. I couldn't. I still haven't gotten the time to read it, or even make this comment. I only skimmed while promising myself to come back for it. The same I'll do for other mails. Some, I never do.
It could be I didn't read it when I should have because I was engaged in more ‘productive’ things, or maybe not.
I'm glad I decided to read this now. I learned a great deal.
Take away: Even with tons of hardwork and diligence, if you don’t set your standards straight, your performance will be affected.
Yes, the point that "no prize for first place" drives home is that, the journey should be made worthwhile, huge efforts must be channelled while aiming for the destination. You mentioned in your response that the joy of fulfilling a goal is enough as a prize. That is really true and can only be experienced if one commits what is required to make it happen. To experience the feeling, plus a high level of competence, thoughts of "since I won't get to be rewarded, I can relax today" should be eliminated . Thanks for your feedback!
Productive distraction is real. And it made sense to me, at least it used to, but not anymore. In the urge to keep up with the norm of a particular place or thing, I would always give it all it takes. All. Even if it meant forgoing my end goal.
You are right when you said It could be I shouldn't be reading this. I opened my Gmail yesterday and saw this mail. I wanted to read it, but I didn't. I couldn't. I still haven't gotten the time to read it, or even make this comment. I only skimmed while promising myself to come back for it. The same I'll do for other mails. Some, I never do.
It could be I didn't read it when I should have because I was engaged in more ‘productive’ things, or maybe not.
I'm glad I decided to read this now. I learned a great deal.
Take away: Even with tons of hardwork and diligence, if you don’t set your standards straight, your performance will be affected.
Many thanks!
That's a good one!
Thanks for the feedback.
I'm glad you loved it.
Yes, the point that "no prize for first place" drives home is that, the journey should be made worthwhile, huge efforts must be channelled while aiming for the destination. You mentioned in your response that the joy of fulfilling a goal is enough as a prize. That is really true and can only be experienced if one commits what is required to make it happen. To experience the feeling, plus a high level of competence, thoughts of "since I won't get to be rewarded, I can relax today" should be eliminated . Thanks for your feedback!