Fake Emergencies

“Is this a real emergency?”

“Can this wait?”

“What’s the not-fake priority?”

Sometimes I create emergencies as an excuse to keep working.

This is easy to do when everything feels important.

More often than not, something can wait.

When I hit that sweet spot, I breathe and make an educated decision: keep working or take a break.

By doing this more regularly, I’m:

💪🏻 working out more often.

🐶 taking the puppy out more regularly.

📥 avoiding mindless email reactivity.

📝 conducting more deep work.

🌇 enjoying my evenings a bit more.

So, is the weight of work, the heavy burden you feel, right now, real or fake?

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