Avoidance & Distraction | Just Do The Thing
The Beauty of Giving Up
Is there a value difference between a Thing that’s Done and one that’s merely Dropped?
Well, if the goal is to have nothing left to do, then they are equal. If only the endorphin release was, too.
You may feel more justified in working a Thing through to Done than in dropping that Thing you’ve already put so much effort into. Giving up on The-Thing-that-has-been-important-before-but-isn’t-now can be a hard decision. Yet it is the** easiest path to The Thing that’s most important**.
Which Thing do you want to serve?
Which serves the world better?
Questions like this are great ones to ask—especially while you’re not in conflict with your Thing.
If you’re feeling frustrated, you are temporarily disqualified from deciding if it’s time to Drop your Thing. You don’t get to give up just yet, but you do get to take a break (if your Thing will let you). Go do that.