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Do One Thing, And Do It Well

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I have found myself in a pinch, and from this I have learned a very important lesson.

Do one thing, and do it well

This lesson is the basis of the Unix philosophy.

The pinch I have found myself in, comes from overloading myself with too much work. The work isn't from a single source. It is from multiple sources.

The trouble with working on multiple sources, is I cannot dedicate enough time to a single one. This lack of dedication is resulting in me not delivering my best.

Say I worked on only one project, which if I dedicated my whole time to it, it would take 100% of my energy.

Now take the scenario, where I have four projects. If I have 100% energy to give, and divide it evenly amongst the three, I would give each one 25% of my energy. The problem is, the energy does not divide cleanly. There is an over head cost to taking up a project.

While I believe I may give 25% of my energy to each project. I can only give 15%, resulting in a 60% total energy output. But where does the 40% go? It is the overhead cost.

The end result is I cannot give my 100%. and instead can only give 60%.

Now it isn't difficult work, neither is it very innovative. It is merely work which requires me to spend time in. Work which requires me to clock in the hours.

But when I do not clock in the hours. I deliver a product that I'm not satisfied with.

I have to learn to do one thing, and do it well. I simply do not have the resources to do multiple things at once.