One element of this issue that I always come back to when we get into these discussions is being honest with myself about priorities. I struggle with this CONSTANTLY; personally, professionally, and Masonically.
We sit around a table, and all get excited about what we are going to do, and then little to nothing happens. We mean well, a…
One element of this issue that I always come back to when we get into these discussions is being honest with myself about priorities. I struggle with this CONSTANTLY; personally, professionally, and Masonically.
We sit around a table, and all get excited about what we are going to do, and then little to nothing happens. We mean well, and truly want to participate and contribute towards the goal. But we walk out the door, and get back into the flow of the rest of our lives and the other stuff just fades away.
Sure, life is different than in the 40's. However, I just see that as a challenge of the environment.
I think Masons of that bygone era, and people of that era in general, were just better at prioritizing their time and staying on task. Which is super challenging to do in this era of convenience, leisure, effortless transportation, and instantaneous communication. We have an unbelievable level of distractions, both large and micro-sized. So much of our time gets consumed by myriad intrusions into our days. One seemingly innocuous little thing, like reading a post on Emeth, leads down a rabbit hole where you find a good chunk of your time in the morning has been spent fleshing out your thoughts on a topic.
Click on to Facebook, there's two hours gone. Flip on HBO, well there is just so much to binge. The phones... Notifications, 24/7/365, and we are seemingly addicted to them.
I do know people who can overcome these distractions. I'm not one of them, I'm really bad, but some folks just seem super organized and able to stay on task. Ultimately, if they prevent us from doing what we truly want to do, or should be doing, these distractions need some good whacks with the common gavel.
One element of this issue that I always come back to when we get into these discussions is being honest with myself about priorities. I struggle with this CONSTANTLY; personally, professionally, and Masonically.
We sit around a table, and all get excited about what we are going to do, and then little to nothing happens. We mean well, and truly want to participate and contribute towards the goal. But we walk out the door, and get back into the flow of the rest of our lives and the other stuff just fades away.
Sure, life is different than in the 40's. However, I just see that as a challenge of the environment.
I think Masons of that bygone era, and people of that era in general, were just better at prioritizing their time and staying on task. Which is super challenging to do in this era of convenience, leisure, effortless transportation, and instantaneous communication. We have an unbelievable level of distractions, both large and micro-sized. So much of our time gets consumed by myriad intrusions into our days. One seemingly innocuous little thing, like reading a post on Emeth, leads down a rabbit hole where you find a good chunk of your time in the morning has been spent fleshing out your thoughts on a topic.
That 24" gauge is a tricky tool to master...
I think you are right, distractions abound.
Click on to Facebook, there's two hours gone. Flip on HBO, well there is just so much to binge. The phones... Notifications, 24/7/365, and we are seemingly addicted to them.
I do know people who can overcome these distractions. I'm not one of them, I'm really bad, but some folks just seem super organized and able to stay on task. Ultimately, if they prevent us from doing what we truly want to do, or should be doing, these distractions need some good whacks with the common gavel.