Thinking of Your Work as a Game

I was telling a student of mine about my recent business and entrepreneurial efforts. Having realized how much I do, she asked, "Do you ever do anything besides work?" I promptly replied with, "I don't really think of it as work."

While it is absolutely true that everything takes some form of effort, it doesn't have to be an energy-draining, mind-numbing, frustrating experience to be productive. In fact, my experience is mostly the opposite.

I should also note that I generally get 8 hours of sleep every night (generally), get to bed around the same time and wake up around the same time, eat at least 3 square meals a day (sometimes I break them up into smaller meals), spend about an hour reading, 2 hours listening to informative or inspiring audio, 30 minutes to an hour exercising, and so on and so forth. I could go on, but I think you get the point. My work habit may be "extraordinary", but my lifestyle is "balanced". I don't see it as anything to brag about.

I do some forms of "multitasking", but for the most part that is when I am driving and listening to audio. In general, I like to keep my focus on the task at hand, so when I am reading, for example, I don't get distracted with other things.

I am excited to learn more about the habit of keeping work enjoyable. I will be reading The Game of Work in the near future.