The To-Do List Trap - Avoiding Busy Work

The To-Do List is a Trap

It's full of small, easy things that make me feel productive, while the big, scary, important problems just sit there. Often they’re not even written down.

'Busy work' is an addiction - it feels good but stalls the real progress. We like to keep ourselves busy, rather than make hard decisions with impact.

The real impact comes from finding he most valuable problems to solve. Stop clearing your inbox; start questioning what should be in it.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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