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Ever used this phrase: “I need to get my life together.”
I use it, and I think people in general most frequently use it, when they’ve let all the little details of life get away from them. These things build up and are on the back of our mind and seem like more than they really are. Things like laundry, dishes, bills, taxes, cleanup the room, file papers, grocery shopping, and on. We have to continually do these things.
All these details take up a lot of time, and time (which includes how we use it) is all we have. Personally, I don’t want to spend my time doing these things, and I’m always looking for ways to reduce the amount of time I spend on them. For instance, I’m looking into getting a virtual assistant (someone that you hire from a firm that you can call to take care of such things.)
For those of you that have spent time in other countries, is the feeling of “needing to get ones life together” particularly “American” and just part of a “busy” culture? Do any of you fervently try and cut these things out of your life? Any success?
And perhaps, can cutting these things out of your life be a bad thing? Perhaps these things give us a chance to step back and quit worrying about productivity so much.
Gotta run. I really need a haircut.
-Kevin
7.10.2010
