10.08.2009

"I Must Work Harder," saith the horse


Two things I came across recently. 

The first:  is a to-do list a help or a hindrance?  Does it perhaps keep you focused on minutiae--making illusory "progress"--when you should be working on bigger projects?

The second: 
Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that's what you like to do.   (caterina.net)

1 comment:

MOM said...

I like the second thought! Good one. Worth reading several times.