Some tasks feel like we’re being tortured and mocked at the same time. Some of the things we have to do are truly hateful, and we wonder whether we’d rather walk barefoot across hot coals or lie unprotected on a bed of nails.
Postponing these life-sucking responsibilities does little more than prolong the anticipated pain without eliminating the impending eventuality.
What is one to do?
I wish I could make a case for procrastination. I am certainly an expert.
I wish I could make a case for blaming management. They certainly excel at mandating waste.
I wish I could make a case for a positive attitude. It would be so simple if we could change reality by mere force of will.
The fact is that our jobs, all jobs, have nasty components to them.
How to face those nasty components with grit and grace becomes the issue.
One tact might be to turn them into a personal challenge or contest. Create a (more…)