
Ep. 278: Why You Can't Seem to Get to Everything Anymore
Send us Fan Mail There are things in my life right now that I need to do. Not things I'd like to do. Not someday projects. Not the "wouldn't it be nice if" list. Things that legitimately need my attention. And I cannot get to them. And if you've been walking around lately feeling like you're always behind, like there's a pile of things quietly waiting for you everywhere you turn, and you keep asking yourself, "What is wrong with me that I can't keep up?" <...
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Well, hey there, friend. So, there are things in my life right now that I still need to do. Not things I'd like to do. Not someday projects.
Not the wouldn't it be nice if I could sort of list. There are things that legitimately need my attention. And I cannot get to them. And if you've been walking around lately feeling like you're always behind, like there's
a pile of things that are quietly waiting for you around every corner, and you keep asking yourself, what is wrong with me that I can't keep up? This is what we're going to talk about today, because I'm fairly certain that the problem isn't you. I have a pretty good idea that that problem is math. So, that's what we're going to talk about today.
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