#478 You can always do what matters to you

We all want to avoid doing things that make us miserable.

Yet avoiding them often takes the shape of prioritizing them.

“I’ll do this unpleasant thing first so that I can get to the fun stuff.”

Unfortunately, it seems to be a rule that the more unpleasant tasks you cross off your to-do list, the more unpleasant tasks appear on your to-do list.

Sometimes it makes sense to do the essential things first, even if that means you keep the unpleasant things on your to-do list.

This is not a free pass to avoid unpleasant things and only do something you like.

It’s about doing the things that matter, regardless of whether they’re pleasant.

It’s about coming to terms with the fact that you’ll probably always drown in chores and busy work to do, then doing the important stuff anyway.

Journaling question of the day:

Where are you prioritizing and attracting things that make you miserable instead of doing the work that matters?

Publishing a daily blog post may seem unreasonable to you,
but for me, it’s just what I do.

Going for a daily run may seem unreasonable to you,
but for me… it’s just what I do.

For you it may be an unreasonable thing to do,
yeet I am me.
And you are you.

What’s an unreasonable thing for everyone else,
but for you, it’s just what you do?