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Gauging the takeaway

from Incorporate by Essex Olivares

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I think we all know that feeling of starting every email with an apology. When everyone seems to want something from you, and your communication chain falls farther and farther behind.

How many people are waiting for an answer from you today?
Could you count the number you’ll have to confront tomorrow.

It’s not laziness, but anxiety that drives people away from responsibilities. And the unsurprising truth is that you’re probably letting ego get in the way of dealing with your obligations.

If there’s a chance I’ll fail expectations, why bother?

If I’m going to have to worry about it, I’d rather postpone it!

I don’t owe the responsibility, screw it.

Keep it simple. If you ignore these things, are you going to regret it later? And at what point in time will your end of the deal require an apology to boot.

What’s the most pressing thing on your mind now— and could it be considered one of those “low-hanging-fruit”? If you can finish the task, in some form, in under 10 minutes, it’s probably not worth ignoring. In fact, it's probably what you need to deal with first.

Often responsibilities— and the feeling that you, personally must do something about it— are self-imposed. Is this problem on that could be delegated? For someone with a better skill set, or a more effective communicator, or someone with a more flexible schedule.

Maybe you’ve ignored something, and preoccupations are seeping into the rest of your life.

A nagging and urgent thought, a feeling of guilt, or shame or regret.

Keep it simple. Are these feelings deserved? And if so, how little can you get away with?

Weigh the options. Be rational. Gauge the takeaway to get out ahead. The experience should be neither repressive nor indulgent.

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from Incorporate, released February 8, 2014

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Eve Essex Brooklyn, New York

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Eve Essex performs with winds, voice and electronics, harnessing elements of distorted pop, avant-jazz, chamber music and drone.

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