After shoveling out this morning (at least a foot of snow in my driveway), I pondered taking the day off. But it’s Monday, and I had a lot of stuff waiting for me at work. So I sucked it up and reported for duty. I had this quote in mind when I made my decision:
“There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back” - Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister
When I arrived at work, the parking lot was emptier than usual. It looks like many of my coworkers had THIS quote in mind:
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow” - Mark Twain
I’m still glad that I came in. The thought of coming in on Tuesday with an extra day’s worth of emails waiting for me was the deal breaker.
Here are some links worth taking a peek at:
Dumb Little Man talks about accomplishing more by working at your peak times of day
Greener Pastures discusses the Dreaded Bi-Weekly Paycheck
Kit Cooper talks about the Ultimate Productivity Driver at Stepcase Lifehack
Happy Monday!
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