Don’t Worry, Be Happy

I realised something the other day on the way to work.
People across from me in the train were all reading papers with the usual ‘time to panic’ headlines on the front page.
That’s when it occurred to me.
Worrying must work, because 99% of the things I worry about never actually happen.
The whole point of worrying is that it’s about all the things that are beyond your control.
So if you can’t do anything to affect the outcome, wouldn’t you be better saving your energies for something more positive?
Do as much as you can.
Try as hard as you can.
Exercise control wherever you can.
If anything goes wrong, you’ll at least be able to learn from the experience.
So stop worrying.
What have you got to lose?

What Did You Do Today?

This is a post that really needs orange cones and police tape around it, so beware.
How efficient are you?
Really?
One way to answer that (if you didn't already) is to keep a daily record of the things you accomplished, both personal and private. I can pretty much guarantee that it will make sobering reading. Because once you break your day down into its constituent parts, you start to see just how much time is lost in the ether.
Ten minutes here, half an hour there, it all starts to add up.

We're all surrounded by people who are busy - they're the ones who complain that there just aren't enough hours in the day.
But there's a big difference between being busy and being productive. And unfortunately the 'busy fool' problem is contagious - the moment you stop being efficient with your time, you start to impact on other people's efficiency, and it spreads like a virus.
Before you know it, the whole office is running around and no-one's getting anything done.

One final thought - don't assume that, just because you keep everything logged in Outlook, you're on top of things and making the best use of your time.
Remember that Outlook doesn't manage your diary, you do.

Sorry, must dash, I'm late for a meeting.