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Not Enough Time
Note: These are my thoughts and opinions, and will generally be developed through time as I see fit. I post it here for others to develop their own thoughts. Any inconsistencies in my opinions merely means I have not updated older posts.
There just isn't enough time in the day, and when I try to do everything, I easily get burnt out.
I am still one of those people who require a daily job, and doesn't have his money working for himself. Well hopefully that will change one day.
In the mean time, for all those bread winners out there I believe there is just enough time for:
- Your daily job
- Relationships
- Hobby
Schedule
Daily Job
Its important to have only one of them. Managing two different jobs, does put an intense load on you.
Relationships
Now this one gets tricky. This depends on the size of your relationships, and the quality of your relationships.
Hobby
This is your escape. This is how you destress, and detach from the world. This is how you enjoy your life.
The Goal
If you are lucky, all of these will combine to be your daily job. But not something that you hate, but something that you love doing.
Your hobby can be in building relationships. Your building relationships can become your job. Your hobby can become your job. There is nothing stopping you.
But if we can't get there, we need to dedicate enough time to each of these areas.
Now you think this is against the idea of "Do One Thing, And Do It Well", but it is not. That one thing you do well, should be one of these. Now we can't do these things 100% of the time, as we'll find it strenuous.
Now if your hobby, becomes your relationships, and your relationships becomes your job. Isn't that doing your job 100% of the time? It is. But its ok, because it is still variety, and you know what they say: Variety is the spice of life.
Do One Thing, And Do It Well
Note: These are my thoughts and opinions, and will generally be developed through time as I see fit. I post it here for others to develop their own thoughts. Any inconsistencies in my opinions merely means I have not updated older posts.
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.
Guarantees in Life
There are only a few things which you can truly guarantee in life:
- You are the only thing you can control.
- You are the only thing you can change.
- Your own happiness.
