Education · FORTUNE
Fortune #23
Mixed — reflect carefully
A schedule packed to the minute can fail at the first interruption. Keep a few priorities and some breathing room; a plan you can return to is more useful than a perfect-looking one.
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A quote for you
“จัดตั้งโครงการด้านการศึกษาและการฝึกอบรมอย่างเข้มข้น”
— ดับเบิลยู. เอ็ดเวิร์ดส์ เดมิง
นักสถิติและนักคิดด้านคุณภาพ ผู้พัฒนาแนวทางปรับปรุงระบบงานอย่างต่อเนื่อง
- Person
- W. Edwards Deming
- Source work
- Quotes / Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position, (1982)
- Source text
- Institute a vigorous program of education and retraining.
STORY & REFLECTION
The Net That Could Not Hold Every Fish
The Fisherman and His Nets · Aesop's fable
A fisherman in a brief fable draws in a large catch, but some small fish slip through the mesh. Even with skill, he cannot keep every fish in the net.
The tale does not prove that small fish have no value. It offers an image of a tool with limits. Our time and attention also have limits.
A schedule that holds every task may look diligent, yet when it collapses, an important task can be lost among minor ones. Separate what truly needs today from what can wait.
Choose three priorities and leave a little room for interruption. Moving a task does not erase the goal; knowing the day's limits helps protect what matters most.
Reflection
A schedule with breathing room is easier to sustain.
A small action today
Reduce today's plan to three important tasks.
A question to reflect on
What belongs on today's plan, and what can wait?