Distractions disguised as priorities

Which distractions in your life have become disguised as priorities? – James Clear

What a powerful question.

Definitely resonated because that’s something I’m been thinking a lot about ever since I took a burnout break, during which I did the bare bones minimum, and ignored everything else. Then a trip to Japan made it even clearer.

That these were distractions from my dream of $10k MRR, from living overseas as a family, of financial, location and creative freedom:

• Spending hours every day on Twitter, tweeting once a day, then replying and arguing with strangers about AI, tech stacks, AC, drama of the day, week, month. All under the guise that I am building an audience, it is an asset. False. Now, I hardly tweet, only tweet when I feel inspired to say something. And avoid drama and lame topics. I’m just there to learn about indie hacking. That’s it.
• Posting on Linkedin. Since stopping consulting altogether, that’s no longer a channel I need to maintain.
• Writing super long monthly wrap-ups for every project. It was nice to write… if I had time. Now, I just write a 200 word wrap up, and then calculate my month’s revenue, which is the most important thing.
• Being quiet on my chat groups and socials. Most groups devolve into gossiping, so no loss there. For the chat groups I started, I feel obligated to participate just because I started them. So letting that go had been freeing. Those don’t really move the needle, any way…
• Doomscrolling, browsing short videos on IG, FB… I no longer do this. It’s junk food media consumption any way. No loss. Better for mind.
• Daily writing from blank slate in the morning. This was a time suck. Those precious minutes and clear mindspace in the morning are better off moving the needle. I don’t need to write in the morning. So now I write a draft in the evening/night before, and send it off in the morning.

What are some common priorities you find that are actually distractions in disguise?