Sometimes it’s easier to decide what we don’t want to do before deciding what we want to do. When time gets scrunched and life needs to be prioritized, we can start with removing the unproductive items. Bestselling author James Clear says it better than I could on this:
"Be ruthless about what you ignore. Time, energy, and resources are so precious. You have to be ferocious about cutting your priorities - more than you realize and certainly more than is comfortable.
You can only deeply commit to a few things. One or two? Maybe 3?
Every pretty good, sorta nice, kinda fun thing you abandon is like shedding a weighted vest that lets you move at top speed. You were so busy focusing on how much you could carry, you never realized you could run this fast."
Being ruthless about what you ignore often sheds light on what you do care about. Our culture is more fast-paced and information-packed than it has ever been, and that requires a disciplined mind to cut out the noise. It means cutting things out for a season or perhaps years that help us become who we want to be. It might be something that is not inherently bad – social media, alcohol, desserts, basketball – anything that spurs the change you want to see. Only so many things can become priorities.
If we start by saying no to what we don’t want, life gets a little more clarity. Getting a distraction out of the way is often more refreshing than making a list of priorities. If we’re ruthless about what we ignore, we become ultra-focused on what we care about.
*James Clear: Email Newsletter 11/16/23
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