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Fewer Things, Better: The Courage to Focus on What Matters Most
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About Fewer Things, Better: The Courage To Focus On What
From the Back Cover Like most teachers, you want to use your life to make an impact -- not only in the classroom, but in your family, community, and the world. And yet it feels impossible to have that focus when you're exhausted and overwhelmed. How can you make a difference when you're distracted by never-ending paperwork, meetings, errands, and housework? How can you give the best of yourself when you're bogged down with mundane tasks and unfulfilling obligations? You'll never have enough time to do everything. But there is a way to free up time, attention, and energy for the things that really matter: the activities that truly impact student learning; the practices that make you a more effective educator; and the routines that make your home and personal life more fulfilling. Throughout this book, you'll learn how to disrupt the status quo by challenging school and cultural norms. You'll also discover how to create healthy boundaries, overcome feelings of self-doubt, release yourself from perfectionism, and decide what work/life balance looks like for you. Fewer Things, Better will help you challenge the correlation between hours worked and effectiveness. It's not about how much you're working; it's what you're focusing on. As you read, you'll gain clarity on what's most important in every aspect of your life and work so you can allocate time to your biggest priorities. You'll deepen the courage it takes to live with intentionality, so you can do more of what you love and let go of habits and expectations which aren't serving you well. It's time to release yourself from the feeling of never having done enough. It's time to stop giving in to the pressure to be constantly busy. It's time to do fewer things, so what remains can be done even better. Product Description You can't do it all. And you don't have to try. There are too many things competing for your attention as a teacher. The solution is NOT to manage your time better or work more efficiently. Or at least -- that's not the place to start. The most important step is getting clarity, and figuring out how to use your life to make an impact in ways that really matter. This book will help you strengthen the courage to do fewer things, so what remains can be done even better. From the Author If the solution to work/life balance was as simple as not bringing work home, wouldn't all teachers have enough downtime to relax?Getting a clear idea of WHAT to do is the easier part. Figuring out HOW to follow through on a daily basis is much more complicated.That's because there are school, societal, and cultural norms which impact our choices about how time should be spent. These outside expectations shape the standards we set for ourselves and muddle our beliefs about what's important.We also experience a wide variety of emotions which pull us away from making rational choices. That's part of the experience of being human: we have excuses, sacred cows, exceptions, and limiting beliefs that keep us from doing what's best for ourselves.These are some of the barriers we're going to break through in this book so that you can truly give yourself permission to do fewer things better, and feel confident about your choices.We'll also examine systemic issues, bureaucratic restraints, inefficient instructional practices, and everything else that creates a disconnect between what you want your life as a teacher to be like, and what it's actually like.The goal here is clarity and focus -- to release anything that's not serving you well, so you can open yourself up to a new approach in the way you spend your time.Together, we'll challenge the correlation between hours worked and effectiveness. It's not about how much you're working; it's what you're focusing on in those hours.As you read, you'll gain clarity on what's most important in every aspect of your life and work so you can allocate time to your biggest priorities. You'll deepen the courage it takes to live wit
