Busyness is evidence of activity, not necessarily progress.
The distinction resembles the difference between speed and velocity. Speed describes how fast something moves. Velocity also includes direction. In work, effort without a useful direction can consume time while moving the outcome no closer.
Before starting a task, ask:
- What outcome does this support?
- Is the task essential maintenance, useful progress, or avoidable motion?
- Am I the right person to do it?
- What evidence will show that it helped?
Maintenance is not inferior to growth, and delegation is not always possible. Sometimes stopping to check direction is the most useful work available.
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