Comments on: Eliminate Distraction: The 8 Things to Let Go First

By: Weekly Link Post 45 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog

Weekly Link Post 45 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:22:32 +0000

[...] Jarkko Laine provides some great advice on eliminating distractions: Eliminate Distraction: The 8 Things to Let Go First. [...]

By: Deron Sizemore

Deron Sizemore — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:49:26 +0000

Yeah, it's a work in progress. It takes some people years to find their "groove." Deron Sizemore's last blog post: Questions Answered: What it's like to Run a Web Gallery

By: Jarkko

Jarkko — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:55:48 +0000

@Deron: We’re just the same, then, I think! These are all the very same things I struggle with every day. Sometimes I fall asleep when I thought I’d still write a few more posts or work on my new web sites, or just lose an hour or two surfing mindlessly (when it would have made more sense to just get to bed and continue tomorrow).

I guess we shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves, but of course with a bit of self-discipline, we could get much more out of our days ;)

By: Deron Sizemore

Deron Sizemore — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:08:10 +0000

I think you're talking directly to me Jarkko! Over the last few months I've slowed a bit on blogging partly due to development of another site, but also partly because I read forums, watch TV, browse the web and send email. I really need to set a schedule of sorts and not browse anything until the work I want to get finished, is finished! Thanks for the inspiration. Deron Sizemore's last blog post: Questions Answered: What it's like to Run a Web Gallery

By: Jarkko

Jarkko — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:05:04 +0000

@Dren: Yep, building those systems isn’t easy… And I don’t even know if it’s possible – I believe it is, but I’m still on my way to really finding out. And that’s why it’s so great to have you guys here to share your experiences!

One thing that I have realized (I’m publishing a longer blog post on this thought on Friday) is that it’s not perfect balance that we should be after, but an insanely interesting life. I mean, the journey matters at least as much as the goal.

The goal is to have that system in place and to be able to really be insanely interested in everything. But the journey (looking for ways to do so, eliminating things, building the systems…) should also be fun. After all, that’s also something rather interesting, right? ;)

By: Dren

Dren — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:04:02 +0000

It’s just that the days are so damn short.

What the ‘Insanely Interested’ need, in my opinion, are good, solid, well founded systems. Systems that will store and build upon all the things they ‘need to know, learn and experience’. One such ‘fortress’ is already challenging to built and sustain, let alone many of them.

Your posts offer excellent foundations for building that kind of systems, but what I am afraid of is, as you also imply, that too much planning and ’strategy’ will just distract me from what I need to do daily.

As somebody said it wisely: “Time spent debating the impossible subtracts from the time during which you can try to accomplish it”.