SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Note to self: write something pithy here. Then a little more. A little more yet. And end it with an ending.
The End.
As if it was only that easy!
Telling myself, reminding myself, to do something – whether, by a sticky note on my fridge, or recurring item in my database calendar, there is comfort in knowing what to do next, what comes after the step we just took that tells us where we need to be and what time we have allocated.
If only my life were so perfectly organized like one of those IKEA schematic drawings – with arrows, drawings, numbered pages and a few tools and doohickeys to fit together. No words are required. That simple drawing will do the job. But as most assembly-by-drawing easy/fun assembly experiences prove, sometimes we need to dis-assemble and re-work it because we didn’t pick up on nuances in the drawing. We zigged when we should have zagged.
In flat-fold furniture, it’s a process of practice through repetition until we get it right. In life, on the other hand, we want to ‘never again’ make the mistakes we’ve made before.
Finally, however, we have the assembled finished product – we’re done, satisfied, content with the final result.
Is life like that too?
Are we content with a perfected result, or can we perfect anything?
Do we reach a point of, “Ah, it seems so easy now,” because that contentment factor showed up – whether it’s a place to live, a new role or stage of life/career/hobby unfolding or is it fatigue from hunting so long and not finding what we want? Both, I believe, are factors.
Reader feedback:
This is a concept I use with my clients all the time. We look for ways in their work practices to create a “productivity bank” that they can draw on when they don’t feel inspired, have a deadline or going on vacation. Great advice Mark. Find your freedom. Live your life, NM, Calgary, AB