Day 633 - Time isn't the problem. Effectiveness is. - https://golifelog.com/posts/time-isnt-the-problem-effectiveness-is-1664063381663
Just after I wrote about [100 days left of 2022](https://golifelog.com/posts/100-days-left-of-2022-1663995320403), I see this [pop up on my feed](https://twitter.com/khemaridh/status/1573469789216854016):
"Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One person gets only a week's value out of a year while another gets a full year's value out of a week."
It's crazy how that's so darn true, yet everyone loves focusing on time as a measure of value.
Time is relative.
Time is not the problem. Effectiveness is.
It's not how hard you worked.
It's not how long you worked.
It's not how much experience you had.
It's not how committed you were to the long game.
It's how effective you were in those hours you worked.
It's how much value you brought in within that time.
It's how you truly moved the needle by doing the right things.
In fact, I dare say... the most effective people don't work the longest hours.
But they might not work the shortest hours either, or are lazy.
The most effective people just work a lot less than we normally assume of them.
And that's because we're so enamoured by some moral narrative that hardworking, longest-working people should be, will be rewarded fairly.
That's what the people benefiting from our hard work and long hours want us to believe.
So now repeat after me:
Time isn't the real problem.
Being effective is.
"Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One person gets only a week's value out of a year while another gets a full year's value out of a week."
It's crazy how that's so darn true, yet everyone loves focusing on time as a measure of value.
Time is relative.
Time is not the problem. Effectiveness is.
It's not how hard you worked.
It's not how long you worked.
It's not how much experience you had.
It's not how committed you were to the long game.
It's how effective you were in those hours you worked.
It's how much value you brought in within that time.
It's how you truly moved the needle by doing the right things.
In fact, I dare say... the most effective people don't work the longest hours.
But they might not work the shortest hours either, or are lazy.
The most effective people just work a lot less than we normally assume of them.
And that's because we're so enamoured by some moral narrative that hardworking, longest-working people should be, will be rewarded fairly.
That's what the people benefiting from our hard work and long hours want us to believe.
So now repeat after me:
Time isn't the real problem.
Being effective is.