When Less is Better
Editing the dross out of your life.
In my quest to do less, but better, I’ve had to look long and hard at how I’m living my life. You’ll have to do the same, if you have the same aim. Only you know the areas in your life where you’re taking on too much, over-committing, over-stretching, and burning out. Only you know how much dross there is in your life, and how your life might need to change to get rid of it.
Dross /drɒs/
noun:
Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.
Only you can decide what you need to do less of, in order to do everything else better. To give an example though, I’ll share my own goals in my ongoing (and inconsistent) quest to do less, but better:
As a writer, here’s what I’m aiming for:
- Less writing produced, but better quality
- Fewer freelance clients, but higher paying ones
- Less time spent working, but better work produced
- Less generalising, but better — and more targeted — specialising
- Fewer words, that better express what I really want to say
That last one is key for a writer. Sometimes we need to write a long article, essay, or book to express…
