# Being Mortal

*The catch-22 of being mortal.*

By [Tyga](https://paragraph.com/@tyga) · 2024-04-08

life, musing, raw, thoughts, mortal

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Why is it hard to focus on just one project?

Is it because life is multi-faceted? Is it because I'm afraid to commit to just one thing?

I suppose life is multi-faceted.

But what I really believe is that there are a lot of things that a person could do, but there isn't enough time to do them all.

This essentially points to a need for prioritization.

Is this one task needing to be done ASAP?

If not, when can I schedule this?

When the scheduled time comes, how do I handle interruptions or new tasks? Do I re-prioritize on the fly?

If so, what weight does the current activity have?

Or do I have slots of time where I can fit smaller important tasks in.

That leads to needing to consider the amount of time a task will take when prioritizing.

Can I block this in in the amount I have available?

If not, then when?

Also... do I want to live my life by a calendar?

The answer is emphatically, "No, I don't."

But... also, "yes", if I hope to achieve something meaningful with my life: not having a schedule has led me here with a lot to do and things falling through the cracks.

Is there a happy-medium?

What would that look like?

Weekday grinds, with nothing planned on the weekends?

Will that open-ness need to be defined or how can I avoid things overflowing because "its nothing going on" then?

Thoughts?

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*Originally published on [Tyga](https://paragraph.com/@tyga/being-mortal)*