Your plan to squeeze in “just 30 minutes” of work is probably ruining your day.

Jan 27

Your plan to squeeze in “just 30 minutes” of work is probably ruining your day.

I said it.

This was me at a coffee shop near my kid’s school the other day.
Parked illegally. Put on my flashers. Went down the block to the coffee shop and pulled out my computer … fingers crossed I wouldn't get a ticket before school pickup.

Just trying to squeeze in 30 more minutes of work.

You know how much amazing, useful work I got done in that 30 minutes? When the whole time some part of my brain was wondering if my car was getting a pricey ticket?

Yeah, not much.

So no, I do not recommend this approach. Maybe instead, just sit in your car with the flashers on, read a book, listen to the radio, breathe for a minute.

When have you pushed yourself to "just get stuff done" in a way that got you basically nowhere?

Sarah Bierenbaum

Your plan to squeeze in “just 30 minutes” of work is probably ruining your day.

When my mom was dying, I got in my car and drove home. No one at work asked when I was coming back.

She was so busy trying to fix her colleague, she forgot she has her own whole-a$$ job to do.