We generally like doing what’s familiar, so we do more of what we’re good at and less of what we’re bad at.
Unfortunately, when following this pattern we tend to ignore the usefulness of our actions.
It’s no good being skilled at a task if your efforts would be better spent elsewhere.
As Peter Drucker writes, “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
It can be confronting to challenge your actions, particularly if you’ve spent a lot of time doing them. But it will be well worth your while if you can.
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