[extropy-chat] Personal effectiveness

[David Lubkin]

When I look at my life-efforts thus far, I see a recurring pattern that's 
very frustrating, that I'm eager to change.  I welcome helpful suggestions.

I put substantial effort into a project but move on to something else 
before there's a payoff for the effort.  Sometimes I can eventually get 
back to it and pick up where I left off.  Sometimes everything I did was 
ultimately pointless.

When there's external pressure, I force myself to concentrate and 
finish.  When the task is one I've just set for myself, I don't.

I know some people's answer is to monomaniacally focus on one task, finish, 
and move on.

That's not me.  I have myriad interests and I delight in this.

I look at certain other people who are involved in many things yet are able 
to produce tangible results in several arenas on a regular basis.

What are they doing that I'm not?

I'm aware of simple-minded time management answers; I'm looking for 
personal insight from other smart people with diverse interests.


-- David Lubkin.