Comments on: Are You Really Working – or Just Using Metawork as an Excuse to Avoid Real Work?

By: Get Your Hands Dirty – How To Commit To Your Goals

Get Your Hands Dirty – How To Commit To Your Goals — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:13:02 +0000

[...] Still Considering My Options. This is what I call getting stuck in the metawork. Planning, planning, planning – but never jumping in and actually doing the work that needs [...]

By: You Can’t Start a Fire…

You Can’t Start a Fire… — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:19:53 +0000

[...] push you forth to action – and you’ve got to take that first step.Regardless how much metawork we do or how much we talk about what we want to accomplish – in the end, it’s our [...]

By: Michael Stagg @ Dharmapreneur

Michael Stagg @ Dharmapreneur — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:42:14 +0000

Greetings Sid!

Metawork is a new word for me but it's something I've been employing for quite a while. You can't really get any real work done if you are only completing “busy work” – stuff to pass the time instead actually accomplishing goals/tasks. I guess you DO learn something new every day! Love the blog, by the way!

By: Michael Stagg @ Dharmapreneur

Michael Stagg @ Dharmapreneur — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:42:14 +0000

Greetings Sid!

By: dandv

dandv — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:17:19 +0000

I can identify with this. In May 2008, I wanted to start developing a web application, which needed a database. So I set out to research database management software... for a few WEEKS. I ended up with an amazing database management software comparison, but no web application.

By: What Is Analysis Driven Personal Development?

What Is Analysis Driven Personal Development? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:07 +0000

[...] Yourself. You’ve got to know when you’re making excuses, taking things for granted or avoiding work with metawork. Introspection and reviewing personal results isn’t easy – but the best way to make [...]

By: This Is The Bridge – And I Must Cross It

This Is The Bridge – And I Must Cross It — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:41 +0000

[...] but are afraid (or simply in denial) of the chasm that exists. They sometimes get bogged down in metawork, or they simply make no effort to cross it and other times they retreat.I think part of this is [...]

By: How To Actively Take Control of Your Time and Your Life

How To Actively Take Control of Your Time and Your Life — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:41:03 +0000

[...] my own progress. This includes everything from cleaning my room to doing excessive amounts of metawork to avoid actually getting to the task at [...]

By: Mozoak

Mozoak — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:46:10 +0000

You hit the nail on the head. My head! Time I started doing rather than preparing.

By: Stop Wasting Time Online! Tips and Start Pages To Improve Concentration Online — SidSavara.com

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:22:57 +0000

[...] I used to have my email inbox set as my homepage, but I discovered that caused me to get distracted, get sucked into answering email (or deleting junk newsletters I’d signed up for) followed by any number of minor tasks and activities referred to in those emails. When I came up for air I’d suddenly become aware that hours had passed – and I’d accomplished nothing. [...]