Just call me Jocko Willink.
Or jet lagged with a million things going through my mind.
A couple people have commented on my lack of content lately. I must be a slow content creator because writing yesterday’s email update that could be read in like 2 minutes took me 3 hours to create.
That’s why there hasn’t been a lot content.
I’m trying to embrace the season I’m in with small children who I want to give attention to. Which means a lot of interruptions unless you’re up hours before them or stay up late. But guess what? When they go to bed guess who else is exhausted too?
I’ve been thinking about all the productivity influencers. The books I’ve read on how to accomplish more. Not many of these “experts” are in the same life season. They don’t have small children.
And so. If your a mom or a dad that’s giving your all to your kids first. Well done. That’s who we should be “influencing” first and foremost. We might not get as many likes and interactions but your building a real and long lasting legacy. You will have the most influence where you spend the most time. And for parents out there I hope the most time is spent with your kids and not internet strangers or acquaintances for fake internet points.
I don’t like the way we communicate and consume information apart from relationship. Social media has created an expectation that we share our most vulnerable life secrets without actual relationship. No one is entitled to that. Especially in the format of social media.
So this morning I’m going to try and shake off the productivity guilt that the internet seems to heap on me. That I constantly need to be doing more.
I’m going to realize that advice from a 40 something bachelor living in a big tech city might not be able to speak to my current situation.
And I’m going to shake off the false guilt that I owe it to people to be creating more content.
Reality is, someone you know, no matter what you do, won’t like it. I recorded over 100 FB lives in a year. People said it was obnoxious. But now I’m not creating enough.
So anyway. Actually reach out to someone today. Have a real conversation. Consider their life season if you feel the overwhelming need to give advice.
