Sometimes I let myself get caught up in details that should
not have preeminence over other priorities, but they somehow get the bulk of my
effort. It’s not that these details don’t matter. They often do, but they aren’t
critical, and at times I let less significant issues demand disproportionate amounts
of my resources.
All of us get caught up in this. We place major emphasis on
minor things. We get distracted and diverted from what is crucial to do what is
convenient. Even if it’s not a matter of convenience, whatever calls out to us
the loudest often takes precedent over what is most vital. We end up placing
80% of our effort on the areas that might only produce 20% of the results.
We all have our attention pulled away from what must to be done as we are drawn to what can be done. We end up being
firefighters instead of construction workers. We get stuck putting out the
fires of urgent, but unimportant matters, rather than proactively building what
is essential.
Refuse to major in the minors.
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