The multitasking of everyday tires my mind. I long for the simple things - to walk, to be quiet, to sit on a rock and stare, to be free from responsibility. Maybe it’s a longing for childhood, for a more innocent time. How do we find that place?
Multitasking is a trap. My four year old son does one thing at a time, when he plays - he plays as his life depended on it. I watch him and vaguely recall a time long ago.
When I adopt the same principle, I get more done by doing less. It’s a paradox. The longer the “to do lists” the more shattered my mind gets. Being overambitious often gets me nowhere. The urgent non important things easily swallow my time while the big things that matter, are easy to put on hold. Maybe because the big things aren’t urgent, you can always push them to the next day or the following week. So….
This is what I’ll ignore today
develop a couple of rolls of film
fix the light in the bathroom -
organise my shelves
go look at that nice shirt I saw
pay a bill
wash clothes
This is what I’ll do today
practise the piano
read to my son
work out and take care of my back
write my substack
See you soon
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