Don’t Prioritize on Things that Achieve Nothing

by Kevin on December 28, 2009

There are many things in life we can’t control. As humans, it is only natural to seek more control, but there are limits to this, too. One of them comes in the form of what we can accomplish in each day, as we all have a set amount of time. It is what we do with our time that makes us each individuals in this world, and what we don’t do that sets us ahead of the next person.

If you continually worry about all the minor details, you’ll find it extremely hard to move on, especially from the more troubling events in our lives. In the world of blogging, there are a lot of things that you really shouldn’t be thinking about, with some of them listed below.

  1. The number of visitors your blog receives each hour. Sure, you can check these stats once per day, but don’t obsess over them, unless you want to waste lots of time.
  2. Don’t be concerned with how many Twitter followers you have. Follow an approach, not a graph of your progress. With the approach, you’ll see your Twitter followers increase over time.
  3. Those emails that stay in “draft” status. Pausing for hours or days before sending out important emails can drain your time, and causes you to worry when you really shouldn’t be. If you wait to send an email, you might not make the necessary risks, and you’ll lose out on important opportunities. So what if you make a few mistakes. We all do, and we can grow over them.
  4. Social networking fiascos. We’ve all made them, wether sending out tweets to your business/blog account instead of your personal account, or sending out updates that shouldn’t be public. We can only move on, and generally these cause less problems than you might think.
  5. Stop worrying about everything your competition is doing. When you worry about your competition, you step out of the ring. You essentially give your competition the advantage, and let them win the “battle.” If you do want to bring yourself to a competing level, let your efforts do the talking.

Conclusion

The only way to work through these “problems” is by trying to put more important things on your mind. In the end, we all have twenty-four hours, and we can only try to make the most of our day.

What are some of the challenges you face when it comes to wasting time thinking about problems you can’t solve? Please share them within the comments area on the blog.

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