Focus

I am certainly glad that I am not flying anywhere this month as this seems like a nightmare scenario. The government shutdown is really starting to take it’s toll and while it has not impacted the majority of Americans, that will start to change. Of course, the government workers and the most needy are taking the fall for the rest of us. It’s a sad situation and reflective of the political world we now live in. And for the record, I blame both sides here.

On another note, the theme of the week for me has been focus. I feel like I’ve got a million things going on, none of which are incredibly urgent but everything feels critical. My brain has been in a pretzel all week with the context switching and trying to keep my head above water working through the many different workstreams.

At this point, it’s really time to triage some of these tasks and things are simply just going to have to wait or be deprioritized. On a small team, there is always going to be the feeling that we need to do everything or else there will be a missed opportunity. But over the years, I’ve learned that trying to do everything is usually much more counterproductive.

In order to be the most efficient, we need to be diligent with our time and make sure we stay focused on the most important tasks. That will almost always mean better results when the dust settles.