Things That I Can Improve (recruiting q)
I sometimes have a tendency to lose sight of the forest for the trees. What I mean by that is when I’m working on a specific task that I have in mind, I sometimes get stubborn about not moving on from the task, even if it’s a minor thing that means very little in the big picture and is taking way longer than it should. I’ll say to myself, “Oh it won’t take that much longer”, or “Oh, I’ll just get it out of the way now so I won’t have to worry about it later,” or “Oh, I won’t be able to think properly about the new task until I’ve gotten closure on the previous task.” These are all things that I’ve done in the past, so now I’m consciously try to step back and assess whether it’s necessary for me to do that task, in that way, in that moment, or whether there might be a more effective use of my time.
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