Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Time is Always a Factor
I meant to write this last night when I worked all through the night. Unfortunately, I had actual work to do which took precedence over my blog. But there is something to be said for getting work done. I am getting more done each day, and more information is being processed and analyzed than ever. Time is always a factor though. I find myself counting the minutes and even seconds I spend on tasks. I counted the minutes of a presentation just to judge how much I would need to shorten it. A lot of people get offended when I am short with them. Or they think I take it personally when they give me a hard time about something. The fact is I am so busy I don't have time to joke, or to be polite. I know there is some knowledge out there that says it doesn't cost anything to be polite but I beg to differ. It costs time, everything does. I find myself rushing to the next thing and scheduling things back to back in order to be more productive and get more shit done. I got ragged on during dinner a few nights ago, and I was like "yeah ok whatever" and turned to walk away. They called me back just to assure me they were joking. I wanted so badly to be like "I don't have time for this" but I just said ok so I could walk out faster. It isn't time friendly to argue or discuss something trivial for me. I think there was a time when I thought I had some time each day. But now it keeps getting sucked away. But on the other side our operations are growing by leaps and bounds. I am confident this will be a defining part of our time here. The infrastructure we create for this area, tactically, will be unmatched throughout the surrounding area. Sleep is overrated anyways!
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The human mind and body cannot sustain that level of activity and concentrated thinking. Eventually your senses dull, and your mind slows down. Often people do not realize that they have become impaired until they make a mistake, or miss something important. I cannot say that I understand the situation, but I do understand the need for a little mental downtime. It would really be a burden to carry if your performance suffered from lack of rest and recovery, and it resulted in a bad outcome for your men. Being driven is one thing, driving yourself into a meltdown is something else. . . .
ReplyDeleteEventually is a long time for me. I can recognize when I my abilities begin to degrade, it has taken trial and error true, but I am responsible. You know more than most people how far I can go, but also how much I know myself. This is a place where I don't take any risk lightly. It may seem like I push it for most normal people, but keep in mind my level of conditioning.
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