About this episode
Steve Jobs once said, “Deciding what NOT to do is as important as deciding what TO do”, and that quote has been, and still is, a cornerstone of my whole time management and productivity philosophy.
Today, I answer a question about dealing with all the little things that pop up each day while staying focused on what is important.
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Script | 406
Hello, and welcome to the real episode 406 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. (Apologies for the incorrect numbering last week) A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show.
What happens when your productivity system collapses? Do you go looking for new apps, or do you give up and just think you’re not the organised type or lack self-discipline?
People react in many different ways when their systems become backlogged and overwhelmed, yet this is a state that will happen to all of us from time to time.
Life has a bad habit of getting in the way. It throws up all sorts of problems to test us. No one week or even a day will ever be the same.
Only five minutes ago, my plan to take Louis out for our walk at 2:00 pm was changed by my wife asking if we could go at 12:30. That way, I could pick her up from her dance class and then go to the reservoir for his walk.
And that was a small change.
These little things are hitting us every day and disrupting our systems, yet that doesn’t mean our systems are broken. It just means we need to ensure that we have sufficient buffer and flexibility built in.
This week’s question is all about what to do when, for whatever reason, your system begins to collapse, and you
