Blog: Discovering Your Core Values
Too Effcient = Inefficient?

<br>Can one be too efficient?&nbsp; Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it?&nbsp; <br><br>I'm thinking about this as I make lunch for my kids.&nbsp; I make it, I put everything away and then inevitably one wants more of something I just put away.&nbsp; I start thinking about how in certain situations, being too efficient is actually being inefficient.<br><br>Like making your bed then later in the day stripping it to wash sheets.<br>Like arriving way too early to an appointment and have nothing on hand to do.<br>Like shoveling in the middle of a snowfall.<br>Like planting too early in the spring.<br>Like putting away winter outerwear too soon.<br>Like bringing mail out to the mailbox, only to find more that needs to go out later.<br>Like addressing your Christmas cards in August only to have multiple people move, marry or divorce.<br>Like sending an email and then having the problem resolve itself within the day.<br>(Consider this: the more efficient the means of communication - the less it is valued.)<br><br>Like reading the first chapter, then last chapter of a book and being done.<br>OK, that's not really inefficient, but it sure is fun to do!<br><br>Think about certain behaviors you do, are you being <span style="font-style: italic;">too efficient</span>??<br><br>Here's a <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sun.com/nonstick/entry/costco_too_efficient">blog post</a> about an incident in efficiency at Costco.<br><br>

posted on: 3/8/2008 12:00:00 PM by Tami Gallagher
category: The Mental Side

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Tami Gallagher is a Professional Organizer who specializes in Family Time Management. Her company does individual family consulting, workshops and presentations, and also provides community resources for families. Ms. Gallagher believes every family matters. She teaches families how to examine their core values and use them as a foundation in organizing their lives. Available on her website is The Family Core Organizer CD. This fun, practical, and easy to use tool is the ultimate planner and information keeper for your family. Everything you need – all in one location!

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