Slightly better yesterday.
What’s happening is not what I intend. However.
What I intend is “Work only on the first job”.
What I actually do is put out fires in my inbox, then — as new fires present themselves — attempt to completely pre-solve the projects they are attached to.
Example: new project yesterday announces itself ready. I spent much of the day organizing information, making an overall project roadmap, and then making a more detailed roadmap of a segment of the project. I did a minor amount of actual project work (three quick emails), instead staying at planning level as much as possible.
My theory is that time invested now will make my future life easier.
Noble intention, but it meant that my most important project got less attention.
Today: I have three phone calls scheduled. Aside from that, nothing. Stack ranked project number 1 will be in front of me on a clean desk.
Marcus Aurelius, I sympathize. Your life must have been worse. I’m reading your book right now. Back to paper, not on the Kindle App. Thank you for writing your thoughts almost 2,000 years ago.
Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense.
Meditations 7:69.
Reminds me of The Frenchman packing his footlocker carefully before each operation, given the high risk of his death every time he went out.