If you have any doubt about being able to carry a load in one trip, do yourself a huge favor and make two trips – from Excellent Advice for Living
As I get older, this tends to resonate more with me. Certainly I’ve learned not to strain my body because pushing past a limit is painful for days or weeks (or months).
However, this “carry a load” can make sense in more than just the physical carrying-a-bunch-of-stuff situation. This is a similar situation is you’re trying to accomplish too much in a day, or a sprint, or committing to too many things in a short period of time. It also applies when you try to communicate too many things at once.
I live my life in a busy fashion, usually having too much stuff on my list of things to do. I’m perpetually behind on fixing things on the ranch, taking care of the house, cooking meals, getting to the gym, improving my coaching skills, etc. I rarely take a day off from not doing something to make my (or someone else’s) life better. That’s a little of how I am built.
However, I have learned to pace myself a bit more and be cautious about how many things I tackle in a day. I have projects that I might try to rush through in a day and perhaps not get them done the way I expected. Instead, I might break them up across two days. Or two sessions.
I’ve also learned to communicate one thing and not try to get people to think about three things at once. I try to get myself, and others, to focus on the one important thing that we’re talking about at that moment.
And, of course, I try not to carry too much at once. I find myself using carts or UTVs rather than piling everything into my arms.
I’ve been posting New Words on Fridays from a book I was reading, however, a friend thought they were a little depressing. They should be as they are obscure sorrows. I like them because they make me think.
To counter-balance those, I’m adding in thoughts on advice, mostly from Kevin Kelley’s book. You can read all these posts under the advice tag.
Voice of the DBA 