THE POWER OF NOW

Hmm…Let’s take a look at our to-do list..

Hmm…5 million tasks…lovely!

Now…Do we freak out about that? Or, should we just get things done?

There’s this book by Eckhart Tolle, a German philosopher, called The Power Of Now. We know that sounds like one of those self-help hipster books that help you reach enlightenment. That’s only because it’s exactly that.?

While there are already way too many of these books out there, this one kind of has a good idea. The whole point behind the book is that we’re supposed to focus on Now. (Who would’ve guessed)

The idea is that no matter what we have going on, we’re supposed to focus on the task at hand. The book elaborates on how we should take that on as a philosophy in life. But, we’re here to talk about work, so let’s stay on that point.

We’ll often have pitches, creative brainstorming and content creation that are behind schedule from the moment they’re briefed. But, we can’t really let that phase us. In most cases, preparing a few to-do lists then just narrowing down on what we can actually do at the moment can be the most productive take on our work.?

What about if more tasks come barging through our doors?

Well, you just add those to your to-do list and keep marching on. Ironically, the ideology goes along with Winston Churchill’s saying, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” What would be the point of stopping and mulling over all the fire around anyway?

One task at a time, guys. Just get one notch on the belt, then move on to the next. There’s no point in lingering for too long on things you need to do later, when there’s stuff to do now.