It’s important to know not only what we’re aiming for but whether the aim is credible and what the ramifications of getting there will be in reality. It usually pays to ask, to what end?

It is a simple, but significant, question. To what end?

There is no end of things to be done. Things that could be done. Things that should be done. Things that can be done. Things that must be done. Things that niggle and exercise us left undone and things we would like to do but can rest without doing.

Much of the time, these things are not necessary. Many of these things are not so significant. Some of them are potentially helpful but most of them are not of great import in the grand scheme of things. So it is always worth asking when presented with these things, to what end are we doing them?

It is not only whether we do these things, but the timing of when we do them. Do they have to be done now or can they wait? Are they so vital they need dealing with immediately or can they be left until another time? To what end are we seeking to do them right now or putting them off for later?

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