One of my favorite apps is called Flipboard. It’s basically an app that curates content from across the interwebs for you based on your specific interests and pulls it together in a magazine-like format.
So, of course, my Flipboard is set up for all things entrepreneur and business and self-improvement and web design. Shocking, right?
So the other day I was flipping through my Flipboard and I came across this article on Inc.com written by Marla Tabaka with the headline “Not Enough Time in the Day? Ask Yourself These 50 Tough Questions to Find Out Why.”
So we all have the same 24 hours in a day, right? So why is it that some people seem to be super productive rockstar machines while others feel constantly stressed and like they can never get everything done?
To be totally honest, I bounce between those two feelings. Sometimes I think “Yep, I got this, I’m ON IT!” And other days I think, “There’s no way I’ll be able to get this all done.”
And that’s why I think the questions Marla is asking us to ask ourselves are brilliant, and while I’m not going to talk about all 50 of the questions, I’m going to pick out a few that really resonate with me right now – whether I’m really great at them or whether I need to work on them.
- Do I have clarity around my vision, goals, and daily tasks? (Lack of clarity leads to procrastination and confusion.)
- Do I pack my days with too many to-do items, creating unrealistic expectations?
- Do I allow too many interruptions from employees, prospects, customers, friends, and family?
- Do I place strict boundaries around my time and let others know what they are?
- Do I stick to my boundaries or do I make too many exceptions?
- Do I talk a lot, extending conversations into hour-long chats when it's unnecessary? (Which is always.)
- Am I a master in the art of multitasking? (Perpetual multitasking has an adverse effect on productivity.)
- Do I love the adrenaline buzz of being overly busy?
- Is living in chaos more comfortable to me than stilling my mind?
- Do I find it really difficult to say no?
Ooh, that’s some good stuff!
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