by Siimon
20. November 2009 14:16
I woke up this morning to see a small fire in an apartment across the road.
The fire was quickly put out and the occupant's cat quickly saved.
But what was amazing was the resources the Fire Department brought to the scene: no less than 8 different fire trucks arrived, a multitude of fire men, followed by the closing of the entire street.
I was struck by how useless it was to have so many people and so much equipment devoted to a tiny kitchen fire that had already been put out.
It got me thinking, how often are we guilty of dedicating too many of our resources to a project? Right now, is there something that you are simply giving too much time to, or too much mental space inside your head?
Many projects don't deserve the time and effort we're giving them.
It's often far better to rush these relatively unimportant jobs, even cutting corners here and there, so that we can get onto the few things that really matter.
The challenge is that sometimes, like that little fire, they are urgent. In which case, yes, solve them, but do it with one of your fire engines, not eight.