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I meet a lot of people and remembering names is something that I claim as important. It must be only a claim because I don’t seem to be doing what I know how to do.  I know what to do but I don’t do it.  There are a lot of skills that I acquire yet I don’t use them.  I read books; I go to seminars all in the quest to be more efficient and effective.  For the most part I already know what to do.  What I need is more doing.  Before I get too hard on myself I must defend my inaction.

I tell myself that I teeter on the brink of overwhelm.  Actually I sometimes seek refuge in the safety of overwhelm.  If I am too busy, if I am carrying the burden of excess responsibilities how can I be expected to remember all of this stuff. I am going to explore the possibility that overwhelm is a choice not a fact.  If it is a choice I have both control and responsibility.

If this path proves out it may be the fastest track to increased skills and increased efficiency.  If I already know what to do then I can just start doing it.  No learning required, only recall.  And If I’m not really overwhelmed then I can choose where I put my energy – high value tasks – and peacefully go about my business.  I can do this knowing that what I am doing now is the only thing I should be doing now.  What power!