Much has been written about the number of thoughts we have every day (something in the order of 60 thousand) and that most of them are the same as the previous day. What I take from this stat is that our change plans and personal evolution tends to happen slowly, certainly more slowly than is possible.
Pause Newsletter Bonus – 4. Every moment has become a blackberry moment
Technology has leapt forward in recent years, enabling almost constant connection and updates with what’s going on. When you are in overwhelm, overload and over committed, the technology seems to take over and your time is now longer your own.
Pause Newsletter Bonus – 3. Taking ‘Gap’ tasks with you, everywhere
The third symptom of overwhelm & overload is this. When a gap appears, natural break, train ride, stuck in traffic, you carry with you piles of tasks hungry for your attention. There is a better way – continuing with this symptom ain’t good!
Pause Newsletter Bonus – 2. You’re Double Tasking
Here’s some more thinking behind the need to “Pause”, the second bonus focusing on helping those of you who have noticed that you are double-tasking.
Pause Newsletter Extras – 1. Clutter
In the Newsletter “Pause” I referred to a list of 12 indicators that if they are happening to you, then it’s time to press your Pause Button. This is the first bonus thinking behind no1. Clutter has increased in and around your work place
Pause – Only You Can Press That Button
Last week I described ‘Celeritas’, using the burst of speed to charge through a build-up of decisions and tasks. To prove we live in ambiguous times and that my job is to bring balance to situations, this week it is the opposite…Pause.
Sprint – Accelerating Past Procrastination
I have noticed people I coach, and often me too, circling around an ever growing to-do list. That ream of tasks, big and small, urgent and important. This circling can lead them to feeling off the pace, falling behind and often missing out on the important actions at the cost of the urgent.
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