Too focussed on the task
bythemethod | August 25, 2009
To keep motivated for something it is important to spend some time thinking about the goal and not always about the task.
I’ve met a lot of people who seem to spend all their time on making sure that a task is going well. There will be lots of measurement and lots of planning but also there will be lots of times when it is hard to get motivated. Leaders who concentrate on the task and forget about the people who have to accomplish the task or the ultimate aim often find that their workers have lost interest. But this is also true for self motivation.
I think that how a task is to be done can be as important as the goal itself but a goal-less task soon turns into grind.
So take some time to think about why a task is necessary. Take some time to refresh the people who are working at the task. Give yourself a planned break to give your mind a chance to understand why something is necessary.
