This post originally appeared on the iDoneThis blog. Whenever I realize I’ve been running ragged, I know I’ve fallen into a rut of reactive rather than proactive work. Instead of going about my day steered by plans and intentions,_the unstable “whatever comes up” gets to dictate my day. This schedule of working deadline to deadline, fighting fires and flying by the seat of your pants racks up time debt. You’re borrowing from other areas of your life like spending time with your family or_on your wellbeing. Humans tend to be bad at_understanding how we’ll feel in the future. In our...

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