How much effort is justified, to keep up-to-date? If something was worth an effort once, does that mean it is worth continued efforts in perpetuity (or thereabouts)? Sometimes yes, especially if the actual value lies in the attention we give—in the doing itself. Frequently no.
I know there are times when it takes “just a little bit more” to succeed. I think of finishing a degree program, a race, or a project. Then there are other times when any “pushing” is counterproductive. This seems to be the case with a person wanting to start a relationship with another, with thinking, […]
Some things are meant to be done one bit at a time. Living life, for example. Life is lived as it comes, even though we might spend a lot of time and effort apparently ignoring our presence in the present. Other things are best done in clumps or “bunches.” For me, processing emails is a […]
This is a post about “good enough.” “Good enough” is not good enough when it is: shoddy work the result of not caring a manifestation of avoidance. “Good enough” is an approach that’s justified (and possibly even optimal) when: you need to have something out there in the world to see how it does your […]