Comments on: Are You Too Busy? Or Just Gutless? http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bren http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-355602 Bren Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:16:45 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-355602 20% is a nice idea. I doubt you have kids, a spouse, a full-time job, a house to maintain, or a yard to mow. Although I mostly like all of these things, I suppose I could give all of that up and go live in a box somewhere. 20% of my true leisure time is about 3 minutes a day. It is a good point that I should use that time to network or look outside the box. I've been shoved out of my comfort zone most of the day at work, though, so i am feeling a little cranky about your ideas. Seeking randomness is a good idea at times, but the randomness I am running into that other people like so much is stressing me out. What I need is a little less random and a little more focus. Your idea is fantastic, but not always so practical for all of us. I find comfort in my tiny little comfortable box away from random craziness and the screwups it sometimes (by sometimes, I mean usually) creates. Any suggestions for those of us who are required to put random back in its proper place in order to forge ahead and get something done/complete/finished? I choose to be busy, but I choose to accomplish many things. I would love to sit and daydream.... oh shoot, that was my 3 minutes. Again - still cranky about not being back in my safe little box. 20% is a nice idea. I doubt you have kids, a spouse, a full-time job, a house to maintain, or a yard to mow. Although I mostly like all of these things, I suppose I could give all of that up and go live in a box somewhere. 20% of my true leisure time is about 3 minutes a day. It is a good point that I should use that time to network or look outside the box.

I’ve been shoved out of my comfort zone most of the day at work, though, so i am feeling a little cranky about your ideas. Seeking randomness is a good idea at times, but the randomness I am running into that other people like so much is stressing me out. What I need is a little less random and a little more focus.

Your idea is fantastic, but not always so practical for all of us. I find comfort in my tiny little comfortable box away from random craziness and the screwups it sometimes (by sometimes, I mean usually) creates. Any suggestions for those of us who are required to put random back in its proper place in order to forge ahead and get something done/complete/finished?

I choose to be busy, but I choose to accomplish many things. I would love to sit and daydream…. oh shoot, that was my 3 minutes.

Again – still cranky about not being back in my safe little box.

]]> By: Joe and Wanda - on Management » Blog Archive » Opportunity Knocks http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-104176 Joe and Wanda - on Management » Blog Archive » Opportunity Knocks Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:21:29 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-104176 [...] he exposes the “I’m busy” excuse as a way to avoid stepping out of our comfort zone. Click here to read more. Take care to avoid doing [...] [...] he exposes the “I’m busy” excuse as a way to avoid stepping out of our comfort zone. Click here to read more. Take care to avoid doing [...]

]]> By: Choosing to Live Life Instead of Live Your Program « Thinking About [Other People’s] Thoughts http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-84628 Choosing to Live Life Instead of Live Your Program « Thinking About [Other People’s] Thoughts Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:14:53 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-84628 [...] just read a post by Scott H. Young on being to busy to live life. What a concept. We fill our time with so much stuff, and most of it things that we’ve [...] [...] just read a post by Scott H. Young on being to busy to live life. What a concept. We fill our time with so much stuff, and most of it things that we’ve [...]

]]> By: Albert | UrbanMonk dot Net http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-80577 Albert | UrbanMonk dot Net Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:09:25 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-80577 Nice post, Scott. There are many times I've used "busyness" as an excuse to put off doing something I don't feel like doing. The 20% rule sounds like a fantastic idea, will try to do something with it right now :) Nice post, Scott. There are many times I’ve used “busyness” as an excuse to put off doing something I don’t feel like doing. The 20% rule sounds like a fantastic idea, will try to do something with it right now :)

]]> By: 4mind4life http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-73458 4mind4life Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:10:47 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-73458 I really like that 20% rule that google uses.......thanks for sharing some valuable insights as usual. I really like that 20% rule that google uses…….thanks for sharing some valuable insights as usual.

]]> By: Brenton Scott http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-69390 Brenton Scott Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:27:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-69390 Great Post Scott, I agree with you fully and I'm guilty of it myself to be totally honest. It's just another one of those self-deceptive habits that we use to avoid the unknown. It's just like when you 'think' about something so long that it passes and sometimes even beyond that. The thing about those are that thinking or waiting until you have time is still not action, just the avoidance of it. The only thing we really can do is just to take a leap of faith and run with it. Oddly it gets easier and easier once you get into the routine of acting when confronted with a challange. Guess, it's a replacement habit for those counter-productive ones... Great Post Scott, I agree with you fully and I’m guilty of it myself to be totally honest.

It’s just another one of those self-deceptive habits that we use to avoid the unknown. It’s just like when you ‘think’ about something so long that it passes and sometimes even beyond that. The thing about those are that thinking or waiting until you have time is still not action, just the avoidance of it.

The only thing we really can do is just to take a leap of faith and run with it. Oddly it gets easier and easier once you get into the routine of acting when confronted with a challange. Guess, it’s a replacement habit for those counter-productive ones…

]]> By: Linuz http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-69261 Linuz Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:30:48 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-69261 nice article dude.. I just realized I need a new community out there.. nice article dude..
I just realized I need a new community out there..

]]> By: Kali http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/comment-page-1/#comment-69188 Kali Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:35:25 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/#comment-69188 What the?!? What the?!?

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