Some days I need to rethink work and how I’m spending my week. I’ve got to stand in front of a mirror and scream, “Productivity isn’t everything!”
Some days you need to let your mind wander.
Some days you need to get obsessed with something random and unimportant.
Some days you need to chase a rabbit trail.
Some days I’m the most creative when I’m wasting time.
For me, it has less to do with how do you live every day, but: Are you making work consistently and do people know where to find you consistently?
I can get so focused on checking off items on a To Do List that I wrap my whole identity around it. If I’m not doing a million tasks a day, I’m a load of lazy garbage. I mean, I never say that out loud, but it’s how I feel. Productivity becomes an idol.
I like this quote from Freidman. Am I consistent? Maybe that’s all that matters. I need to show up. Some days I get a lot done and other days just the fact that I showed up in the first place is a miracle. It’s ok. Keep going.
You can’t always judge how important a day was by how many tasks got crossed off your To Do List.