What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger—though I’d really like to say this, the reality is that being endlessly busy often gets us nowhere and doesn’t actually make us stronger. Instead, it’s important to use wisdom to break out of this vicious cycle. When we’ve reached our limit, forgive ourselves first and focus more intelligently on tasks that align with or are closely related to our goals.
When we are completely exhausted, and it’s time for a progress report, have the courage to admit if there’s no progress. Of course, we should provide a detailed explanation of the issues that kept us busy (such as being disrupted by other tasks), and ideally, propose solutions, set an expected completion timeline, or delegate parts of the work where possible.
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