We can come to work think­ing that we’re bound to do some­thing impor­tant every day but end­ing up doing noth­ing sub­stan­tial by the end of the day. It has to do with a lack of orga­ni­za­tion, or focus. It also has to do with the fact that some­times, we are not given enough direc­tion to decide and pri­or­i­tize our work and actions. But it can also be about the fact that we com­pli­cate our lives to the point of inept­ness and . When we sim­plify, we become more orga­nized, and when we are orga­nized, we become productive.

Lately, the theme my life has taken is about look­ing for that which I have lost. The road of return is long and wind­ing. But it is there.

George Car­lin died around two years ago. He is one of those bril­liant bril­liant stand up comedians–one whose humor is some­thing that makes you laugh for a minute and makes you think for an hour (or two) afterwards.

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Alan John­son of The Online Busi­ness Hand­book fame wrote this really good arti­cle. A really good and cool read. In a very real sense, if you want to orga­nize and bet­ter your life, this is some­thing you need to take stock of. Maybe we’ve said or at least thought any one of these excuses before. And yeah, look­ing back, it is the height of inse­cu­rity and childish-ness to be always blam­ing other people.