David Seah continues with his monthly Groundhog Day Resolutions, this time talking about being vs doing:
As a productivity enthusiast, I’m confronted with the true-but-aggravating adage just do it on a daily basis. What I don’t like about “just do it” is that it is a symptomatic treatment. Prescribing the “just do it” pill doesn’t address underlying causes of procrastination. For those who just don’t do it on demand, there are indirect approaches. For example, you can wrap a methodology around it (Getting Things Done) that you can be assured has been systematically thought out. You could also wrap a game or trick perspective around it, like this Groundhog Day Resolutions idea. Or, you can just apply role-based motivations-it’s your job to make it happen, or it’s your responsibility as a parent, or it’s the identity you’ve chosen. If you can find satisfaction or useful feedback in any of these approaches, the sense of progress helps maintain momentum and get things done.
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