Expectational Debt

• back from vacation


• trying to get ahead of the work


• expectations of others

We are indebted by the expectations of our employers, community leaders, friends, family, and maybe most demanding of all; ourselves.

• How do we impose debt onto ourselves?
  
  
  
  • incomplete projects
  
  
  • other peoples requests
  
  
  • emotional-based long term commitment
  
  
  
  

Without completely being aware of it, we can sell the expectations of our time and energy pretty cheaply.

• debt can be positive, its how all relationships work

Controlling Debt

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  like finances, a lot of debt can be going to places without even knowing it

  
  


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  make a list of your roles / responsibilities

  
  


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  Identify bad debt

  
  


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  Cal Newport calls it deep work and light work (Critical output / vs emails)

  
  
  
  
  • The ability to focus is the new IQ
  
  
  
  

Have strength to redouble your good commitments, and abandon your bad debt.

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