[Audio] [Q&A] Of Course Timeboxing and Radical Prioritization Matters But What About Balance and Breadth? (Patreon)

In response to my grand audio masterpiece, "The Real Meaning of "Get Your Priorities Straight", thus said Tyler:

"This [radical prioritization] is  a very important concept, but personally I have trouble keeping that  discipline up and going. Sometimes I get the most important thing done  and then have no energy/discipline to follow up on all the other things  that are just as important. My intuition is to timebox for 5 minutes on  each item to build momentum, so say 5 minutes of intentfully  learning coding here, 5 minutes of updating resume there, and hope that  5 minutes stretches or at the very least I did SOMETHING. Any thoughts  about this?”

*  It's normal to run out of energy and discipline. That's why  prioritization matters. Spend your energy and discipline on what matters most and damn everything else. OK, don't damn it. But be more than  willing to let it slide.

* Is this imbalanced? Yes. But so is procrastination and escapism.

* The choice isn't between (a) doing only the most important thing and (b) doing many important things.

*  The choice is between (a) doing only the most important thing, (b) doing many important things and (c) doing nothing at all. So (a) is actually  the middle ground.

* Having said that, life does sometimes require more balance and more breadth (rather  than depth) in action. So timeboxing across a wide variety of activities  is a great idea and a valid, healthy and maybe even awesome way of  attempting to reach that balance.

[Audio] The Real Meaning of "Get Your Priorities Straight"

https://www.patreon.com/posts/37951597