Work ... and then release

Put yourself under some pressure, focus on the thing to be done ... work.

Focus so you have no other distractions.

Focus because it’s not forever. (You will get a break.)

Focus because it’s so effective in getting the thing done.

Better than advancing on six different tasks, inching forward on each one, our mind switching erratically, losing time to get back up to speed. It’s such a waste to persist with this old way of thinking and working. Is it connected with the beliefs, ‘If I work hard and long: - I’ll get the results - I’ll look busy, be seen as indispensable - I’ll be seen as dedicated?

But what about the outcome? What is being achieved? How long is it taking? And do you know?

Try pressure (focus) ... and then release (break). Set a time to focus on a task and only that task. This is the pressure or constraint. Then work. . . . And then release. Walk, stretch, get a drink, move yourself, do something else. Avoid the ‘mixing-it-all-up-into-one-big-day-of-endless-work.’

Pressure. And release. You’ll feel better, work better and do better.