13140: Excellent But Not Effective?
Hey there, hero!
I have to admit that there are times when I stop what I’m doing, especially when they are repetitive or mundane, and ask myself an important question:
“Does this really matter?”
Because I have a tendency toward wasting time on things that, although I’m really good at them, they don’t really move things forward for me.
We can sometimes be expert at something that isn’t all that useful, and we can mistake that expertise for overall effectiveness…because we’re good at it, dammit!
How about you? Ever caught yourself being excellent but not effective? Let me know in the comments below.
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Raw transcript:
Raw transcript:
I’m just checking in briefly and have a
quick question for you are you really
really good
when you work on something that likely
doesn’t matter are you doing a great job
on something that doesn’t really
contribute towards your success let’s
find out in this episode of the vo
Heroes podcast
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look I’m just as guilty of this
kind of you know mini sin as anybody is
uh I happen to have this weird innate
thing where I like repetitive tasks they
calm me down if I have to take a whole
folder of uh of items and add something
to the file names like there’s something
really cool about that but it doesn’t
really contribute toward My Success all
that much
it may help me find something it may
make things a bit more organized on my
hard drive and as you know I’m a little
bit weird about that
but are you watching carefully to make
sure that the hierarchy of your
tasks on a daily basis
are aimed at the things that are most
likely to help you with your success
you know we sometimes can get mired in
the easy things to do or aiming at the
hard things to do as opposed to the
things that are most effective and move
us forward so the next time you’re about
to sit down with a task that you’re
really good at you’re really happy with
I know how to do this this is great
ask yourself you know that’s fine are
you good at it that’s great but is this
really moving you forward or are you
good at something that doesn’t really
matter right don’t be disappointed by
that it’s okay at some point that thing
May matter
but if it doesn’t right then move to
something that does use the Ivy Lee
method if that appeals to you it’s
really helped me out I have another
podcast episode on what the ivy league
method is all about it helps you really
prioritize those things that are
important to your success
and those you could be good at as well
so just a question let me know in the
comments below let me know if there are
times when you catch yourself going oh
why am I doing this or you think Hmm I’m
not really good at this yet but it’s
it’s helping you know I I’m I’m doing it
because I want to get things done and
move things forward let me know in the
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I’ll stop uh I’m David H Lawrence the
17th I thank you so much for watching
and for listening and I’ll see you in
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podcast
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I think you are pointing out an insightful goal. I think it speaks to character. Many people are satisfied with their excellence in performance; but not motivated to take it further. Or, perhaps they don’t even realize the impact they could have if they delve deeper to make a difference.
Yes. Perfect comment at a perfect time. I do tons of things that keep me on a treadmill and don’t move me forward at all
Excellent reminder!!!
I definitely have a tendency to perfectionism, so actively try to draw the line at “diminishing returns” on the effort vs. value curve.
I find those repetitive tasks helpful sometimes as well, but yeah, I catch myself doing things that aren’t helping and try to course correct.
This is so pertinent to my experience! Yes, love those repetitive tasks. They are calming. But sometimes not really necessary or important or essential to what I want to achieve!
Great advice. the 7 habits of highly effective people has definitely helped to categorize activities as well. I have definitely spent time on unimportant things.
Lots of good food for thought.