Your Productivity Sucks

Eat a frog first thing in the morning and the rest of the day will taste better.

I do the tough stuff when I have the most oomph. Putting off the hard work until you cant avoid it squanders your energy. So what if you dont complete it? You got started. My motto is SESO. Start early; start often. I’m forever at square one but i make consistent progress. It’s smarter to do the difficult or unpleasant work when you have the most to give .

SESO: Start Early; Start Often.

Go on… start eating…

My Starbucks is a club of quiet people. We walk in at 4:30 AM and scout our favourite spots. Some of us plug in. Most are older, alone. I haven’t chatted with anyone. None of us are there to talk. We read, we type, and we sip coffee.

It’s drizzling. The lights of the empty parking lot glisten against wet pavement. At 4:30 in the morning everything is alone.

My friend at age 54 just met the love of her life. Another friend is involved with a born-again mechanical engineer. She is bisexual, searching for God, trying to explain to her lover how running from hell isn’t a good enough reason to convert.

My husband-no-longer tries to be nice and fails.

In my kayak, I plough toward the middle of the bay. I’m alone. Cold waves beam the hull. Hips roll too far. A quick slap of the paddle blade and I’m righted.

I feel quietly better.

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Okay, I haven’t written in a long time. I’m a naughty blogger and I should be punished.

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More soon. Honest.

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