⏱️ How to know if you’re being lazy
💡 THOUGHTS FROM ME
I. Being “busy” is a form of laziness. It’s lazy both in thought and in action. It’s lazy in thought because it assumes busyness is out of your control; as if we are the victim while completely neglecting the fact that we choose how to spend our time.
It’s lazy in action because most of our “busyness” comes from a lack of planning. We spend hours scrolling on our phones, watching TV, and distracting ourselves at work instead of focusing on the task at hand.
I am not against phone use, TV, or distractions. Taking breaks and doing things you enjoy are important. But I am against assuming we are busy when our busyness is self-inflicting (click here to get my best and most practical strategies to help you feel less busy).
If you want to be in a better spot financially, you have to do the un-lazy work of budgeting. If you want to be in a better spot in your career, you have to do the un-lazy work of training and getting better. If you don't want to be lazy, do the hard work of being intentional with your time.
"Busy" may sound impressive to others, but remember, busyness is a choice, not a virtue.
It’s easy to be lazy, that’s why we are prone to be “busy.” Being busy is most often used as a mask for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions that we need to take.
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II. Motivation is helpful to get you started, but your habits are what actually get you to where you want to go. If you primarily rely on motivation, you will never accomplish your goal.
Below is an image I found online this week displaying why discipline and creating small but sustainable habits is the best thing you can do.
💬 1 HELPFUL QUOTE
John Kenneth Galbraith on the challenge of changing your mind:
“Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”
📖 1 BRIEF BOOK REVIEW
Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David
While I didn't exactly know what this book would be about, it wasn't what I was thinking it would be. It is a book about business/business strategy, but it reads almost like a blog more than a book.
The positive of this is that it was easy to read. It wasn't dry or boring or repetitive. And yet, much of the lesions and principles seemed to be all based on personal experience. The author is successful, so his experiences and stories are helpful, but it didn't feel as "solid" as a typical book.
Like a blog, he had many lists and principles for various things, but steps or strategies for these lists seemed rather arbitrary many times.
To be fair, I'm not the primary audience for this book, and it wasn't a bad book, but I personally didn't take away much of anything from this book to apply in my own life.
5.5/10
P.S. Everyone will not just.
