Comments on: Trading the Cracker Jack Prizes for the Peanuts http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html Live life with less stress and more fun! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:59:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Escape Adulthood » The Childlike Secret to Productivity http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-87986 Escape Adulthood » The Childlike Secret to Productivity Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:38:11 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html#comment-87986 [...] 3.) Mind Your Passion.It is easy to get caught up in the idea that "getting stuff done" is the same as being productive. But what happens when all this stuff we’ve done leads us down a road we never intended on going down? It’s easy to get caught up in the almighty to-do list, where the most important thing becomes crossing everything off the list instead of keeping in mind why you made the list in the first place. I think it’s a good idea to consider the concept advanced by David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, which is the idea that when you die, your to-do list will STILL have items on it. Lots of ‘em. The idea that we’ll actually ever cross everything off our to-do list is a lie. It’s an Adultitis trap that tricks us into ignoring the little things, the little Cracker Jack prizes, that make our lives fun, enjoyable, and truly fulfilling. As it has been said, it doesn’t do any good to climb the ladder of success if when you get to the top, you find that the ladder was leaning up against the wrong wall. Every once in a while, we need to step back from the stuff we do and ask, "Why?" [...] [...] 3.) Mind Your Passion.It is easy to get caught up in the idea that "getting stuff done" is the same as being productive. But what happens when all this stuff we’ve done leads us down a road we never intended on going down? It’s easy to get caught up in the almighty to-do list, where the most important thing becomes crossing everything off the list instead of keeping in mind why you made the list in the first place. I think it’s a good idea to consider the concept advanced by David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, which is the idea that when you die, your to-do list will STILL have items on it. Lots of ‘em. The idea that we’ll actually ever cross everything off our to-do list is a lie. It’s an Adultitis trap that tricks us into ignoring the little things, the little Cracker Jack prizes, that make our lives fun, enjoyable, and truly fulfilling. As it has been said, it doesn’t do any good to climb the ladder of success if when you get to the top, you find that the ladder was leaning up against the wrong wall. Every once in a while, we need to step back from the stuff we do and ask, "Why?" [...]

]]> By: Jason http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-85749 Jason Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:29:55 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html#comment-85749 Ahh, good quote, Marilyn. I too often find it easier to read (or watch) than it is to do. But it's never more fun! Ahh, good quote, Marilyn. I too often find it easier to read (or watch) than it is to do. But it’s never more fun!

]]> By: Marilyn http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-85106 Marilyn Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:45:15 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html#comment-85106 That quote brings to mind this one from the movie 'You've Got Mail': "So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?" That hit home with me, the avid reader......the avid doer? Not so much! That quote brings to mind this one from the movie ‘You’ve Got Mail’: “So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn’t it be the other way around?” That hit home with me, the avid reader……the avid doer? Not so much!

]]> By: Jason http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-82182 Jason Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:51:10 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html#comment-82182 "Why read something unless you are prepared to do something? That is my question to myself." Great question, David. Again, in today's fast-paced craziness, it's so easy to just consume, consume, consume information, and never stop to do anything about it. “Why read something unless you are prepared to do something? That is my question to myself.”

Great question, David. Again, in today’s fast-paced craziness, it’s so easy to just consume, consume, consume information, and never stop to do anything about it.

]]> By: David Zinger http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-82171 David Zinger Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:40:16 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-04-23/trading-the-cracker-jack-prizes-for-the-peanuts.html#comment-82171 A very small world. I was reading your post when I got an email that you had commented on my post. I had read the article on Joshua Bell before and I was ruminating on this. I so fully agree: what else are we missing? It is a sunny day in Winnipeg and I will go out in the sunshine and refreshing air just after lunch for an appreciate jog around the neighbourhood. Why read something unless you are prepared to do something? That is my question to myself. A very small world. I was reading your post when I got an email that you had commented on my post. I had read the article on Joshua Bell before and I was ruminating on this. I so fully agree: what else are we missing?

It is a sunny day in Winnipeg and I will go out in the sunshine and refreshing air just after lunch for an appreciate jog around the neighbourhood.

Why read something unless you are prepared to do something? That is my question to myself.

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