What's the story you're telling yourself
Many activities we do at work are a waste of our time. We know it, and we do not drop them anyway.
Sometimes it is about bureaucracy. Sometimes about meetings that we are joining. Sometimes about fixing a low-priority bug that nobody has asked about since the last year.
Coach asked me once, “What’s the story you’re telling yourself that makes you feel you should do it?”.
After answering this question, it is easier to see that our behaviour doesn’t make sense.
We are all telling ourselves some stories, often unconsciously.
Let’s delete one meeting or one to-do list item today.