Ever felt stalled because the project you are working on just seems stuck?
Try finding other work to do so you can set the project aside temporarily.
By not walking away from work entirely, more work gets done.
Then, when inspiration for the big project hits, some of the mundane/boring work has been checked off your to-do list.
By working most of the time, the time you do take off has greater value.
That which you’ve worked hard for always has more value.
Jim this is great. I am so feeling it. Worked my are off this week, and COB Friday could not believe what I checked off the list. So, this morning, on a train to Chicago for such well-earned play time with an old friend, I feel…wheeeeeeeeeeeee! “what you have worked hard for has more value” and “the time you do take off has greater value” – spot on. Can’t imagine just…working, without the passion. Well said.
Working without passion could also be described as being a zombie – right?
I love the visual of you going “wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!” – Enjoy your day!
I always knock out government forms on days when I’m already in a bad mood anyway. Still in a bad mood when they’re done, but at least the forms have gone away.
Excellent point. Match the work to the mood. 🙂