Random Stuff 237: You Don't Have a Time Problem

I used to think my problem was time.

I'd look at my schedule, see 12 hours of back to back to back tasks, and wonder why I wasn't making any real progress on the things that actually mattered.

So I did what everyone does.

Downloaded new calendar apps, color coded my to-do list, tried time blocking my entire day.

Nothing changed.

Here's what I finally realized.

I didn't have a memory problem or even a time problem.

I had a focus problem caused by trying to pay attention to five things at once.

When you're trying to do everything, you do nothing deeply.

half focused on an email, half focused on a big project, half focused on social media, half focused on a conversation.

You end up completely exhausted, but when you look back at your day, you didn't actually move the needle on anything that counts.

You don't need a cleaner schedule.

You don't need another productivity app.

You just need to get comfortable picking one uncomfortable task, closing every other tab and staying there until it's done.

Focus isn't about doing more.

It's about having the discipline to do less.

better.