…or at least writing things to make us think about working.
I’ve come to suspect that too much time spent with “productivity” websites can have the exact opposite effect, so I’m looking to sites like Lifehacker and Lifehack.org to find what’s worthwhile for me to check out, and Lifehack’s pointing to a few good ones today. This post about “being selfish with your time” addresses boundary-setting and the ways that “just say no” really can help in juggling all those dueling priorities. The points that this post makes about intrinsically-fulfilling work and the “hierarchy of needs” (also a factor in where people are on the “class spectrum”) are worth considering for those of us who still aren’t quite sure what we really want to do when we grow up. And when we can’t manage to be appropriately selfish with our time and the work’s not getting done – no matter how fulfilling it may (or may not) be – they’ve got some solid suggestions for ways to leave it all at work and come back to it with a fresh eye the next day.
I usually find that what makes these work-related articles worth reading is that their ideas, like those here, are the kind of practical, common-sense ones that can help make life in general just a bit more manageable.
