Another thing that I am thankful I started doing a while ago is resisting temptation and letting myself get to the end of a review. Get a complete overview of the land before starting down the path.

I have a daily and weekly review that I do each morning before starting into work. A review is basically a self-meeting where I discuss things with myself. During the reviews, I would come across a task and start in on it.

“I rule”, I thought as I got a task done as I found it. It felt like I was getting things done.

Then I heard someone talking about how you need to review, resist doing the things, and get to the end of the reviews. So I gave that a shot.

For sure, getting to the end felt frustrating because it didn’t feel like I was doing the work. But with each day I did the complete review of the land completely, actually doing the real work felt easier to do.

My image is I clear off the workbench each day and put the tools where they belong daily. Weekly, I step back and make sure the shop is in order. I am not always looking for the hammer. Projects that I am waiting for the glue to dry on aren’t on the workbench.