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> Doing my tasks diligently and in a timely manner affords me more time to relax, review what I have created, and enjoy it rather than drag myself to the next t
by tnzk 5y ago
> Doing my tasks diligently and in a timely manner affords me more time to relax, review what I have created, and enjoy it rather than drag myself to the next task.
This looks like what exactly the author says in the article to me
- 0des 5y agoTo a high performer the tone of this article is a shot across the bow.
- shock-value 5y agoYou read it wrong then. > affords me more time to relax, review what I have created, and enjoy it rather than drag myself to the next task This is exactly what the author is promoting. A hypothetical so-called "worker bee" would indeed be moving on to the next task at the fastest possible clip.
- Apocryphon 5y agoIt also says > You should try and spend your time in ways that will benefit you and your employer. Which is hardly antagonizing their boss, or slacking.
- AitchEmArsey 5y agoDepends on your definition of high performer. If you prize delivering short-term value by chugging through the task pile faster than other people can, then sure this article is not aligned with your ideals. That is not what I would call high performance; I would much rather be someone who can take a razor/lawnmower to that pile of tasks and do exactly the subset (down to potentially none at all) which delivers the most marginal value for the units of time I think are warranted for the project as a whole - then repeat until the goals are met.
- fuzzfactor 5y agoSometimes I want to stop and smell the roses, but mostly I want to smell the roses along the way while accomplishing other things too.