What Are You Doing?

So, what are you doing?

Right now.

Is it providing value to your life?  Is it helping you achieve your ultimate goals and objectives?  I hope so, after all, you are reading my blog, and the focus of this writing is to help you stop and think about the questions and comments that I post.  Then to have you think about them the remainder of the day, and perhaps the remainder of your life.

This question, What Are You Doing? is an extremely important question that you should be using all the time, and at any time.  There should be a good answer to the question each and every time you ask it.  And don't just accept any B.S. answer.  If you are on social media and you ask What are you doing?  You might be able to answer, I am actually building my relationships with others who I may be able to help me in the future when I am in need of resources for a project.  That's great if it's true.  But if you honestly have to answer, I am just checking out what people posted last night... and you realize that you are doing that just to delay working on what is really important that you need to do, but don't want to do, then you have made yourself aware.

It also can be situational. Out to dinner with friends, but your mind is elsewhere, what are you doing?  Reading a junk magazine, what are you doing?  Playing solitaire on your smartphone, what are you doing?  Watching reruns during the COVID 19 quarantine, what are you doing?  Buying junk food in the grocery, what are you doing? On the edge of a cliff, looking into the quarry water, ready to jump in, what are you doing? Spending money on a credit card that will cost you 19% interest, what are you doing?

Uncovering The Non-Obvious

We do a lot of things every day.  Some of them advance our agenda.  Many of them waste our time.  Many can also sabotage our work, our relationships, our health, our sanity.  This simple question, What are you doing? can be the tool that helps keep us grounded.  That keeps us productive.  That keeps us safe. That keeps us from making bad choices.  That helps us stay 'present' when talking with others.  That helps us make the most of the small amount of time we have on this earth. That can help us maximize our relationships with others.  That helps us in so many ways....

The Question That Never Stops Being Relevant

What are you doing? Is a powerful, but a simple question that can help us in all facets of our lives.  But there are a couple of "rules" that you need to adhere to maximize its utility.

• Use the question a lot.  Question everything you do.
• Always answer the question honestly. Don't lie to yourself.
• Learn from your answer. This is your path to self-improvement.
• Act on your answer. If you don't, then why bother asking?

The Question That Never Will Stop Giving Back To You

This simple question can be your best friend for productivity, advancement, finances, relationships, careers, health, and everything else in your life.  

So what are YOU doing?

What have YOU learned in the past two minutes?

What will YOU do with your new lesson?