We can only do one thing at a time. The game is finding that important thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a bunch of people tell me the weird creative things they’re working on in the background. I ask them why. They say that it’s just a little thing that they’re doing because it’s creative and fun or exploratory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The issue is, there’s no background project. If it’s taking up time, it’s taking up now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have this fantasy that if i stay up late doing something, it gives me extra hours. Logically, if I sleep instead, i can wake up rested and ready to pursue my main thing – my mission \/ my higher purpose. If i stay up, I miss out on the crucial work that i can do (sleep counts as work).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We keep coming back to finding a mission and sticking with it. Sometimes working on a bunch of creative projects is helpful to a mission. 99% of the time, there’s just one next thing to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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