Later Problems

That’s a later problem!

A definitive statement made in reference to an action too big for the final few hours of the working week, and too complex for the energy we have left to give.

It goes against the rhetoric of most productivity-focused advice. It can trigger self-deprecation and stories about laziness and avoidance.

And whilst we can, at times, kick our problems down the road of procrastination, some problems need space and time, as do the humans trying to solve them.

With it we gain clarity around the problem, and the energy and determination to see it through.

When we find ourselves at the juncture of the push-through versus pause now dilemma, and we weigh up all of the factors, our best decision may well be in confirming the problem belongs in the later category. 

So as we round out the working week, what might be shaping up as a later problem for you?