Last week, I read an online magazine article entitled something like "Twenty things twentysomethings should know." 98.7% of my Facebook feed had reposted it, so I cracked. To my pleasant surprise, I actually totally agreed with most of them, and found them in line with most conventional wisdom.
But my favorite was #19: "Know the difference between busy and important."
This is a war I've battled for a long time. I'm bad at saying no, I really like every chance that I get to be a people pleaser, and sleep is no object if there's something worth working towards. I'd like to think of that self-drive as my superpower, but sometimes this type of achieving at all costs is just plain superstupid.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that all of the honorable goals any of us tries to work towards are not worth our time, but I am trying to take stock of the ways that I spend my time. This point has caused me to reflect lately on if the way I spend my time reflects how I really feel about my priorities.
And, you know what's cool about pondering these things more and more often? Things are changing. While I'm not going to go into a ton of specifics about these priorities (you'd have to get to know me in real life to know what these are) I can tell you that things are feeling so much better. People matter. The gospel matters. Happy matters, and so does health. Grades are important, but not as important as learning, and social media (i.e. what other people think) matters a lot less.
Granted, I haven't struck the perfect balance yet, and I'm still identifying chinks in my armor to be fixed as I carry on at this slower pace, but nothing's imploded either... Consistency is going to be the key here, so will somebody please remind me about this article in six weeks when I'm tempted to take on my next crazy, sleep-depriving project?
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