... or the value of daily planning.
One of the ways that drift happens to me is my failure to plan - in advance - what I’m going to do. If I start the day without a plan, the drift is inevitable. In fact, if the plan is not written down and prioritised, then things are likely to be pear-shaped.
I know that this isn’t rocket-science, nor is it in the realms of original thought. But these things don’t make it any less real for me. I find that this happens at home as well as at work.
I was reassured to find that this was one of Michael Hyatt’s “10 Reasons you aren’t done yet”. The idea can also be found in Gina Trapani’s Work Smart article (or you can watch the video below). I was amused by the Mark Twain quotation that she mentions:
Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
— Mark Twain
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love the twain quote. it reminds me of a few years ago watching a heron try to swallow a frog. after several minutes and several tries, the heron finally got the large frog through his narrow neck and then gave an immense body shudder. it was fascinating and not something i'd personally like to try :-)
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