Another Round of Monotony, Please

When Mick left my office, I looked at my ‘to do’ list.  The top two items would take concentration and effort. They needed to be done soon and done right. I felt a little anxious.    The third task was to print, laminate, and trim posters to give away at an upcoming training.  A reasonably intelligent chimp could do it, but PETA would protest torturing the animal with such  mind-numbing monotony.  I got out the laminator.

I asked myself why I was choosing to do something mind-numbing and less important. And why did I have that vaguely uneasy feeling I used to get right before I started drinking in the middle of a busy work week?

I knew the answer. Picking the monotonous task was a little like getting drunk by myself.  I drank alone to numb my fears and drift away from reality.    Likewise, while I made posters, my mind would eventually go numb with boredom, and my thoughts would drift.  I put the laminator away.

Today I will tackle important tasks first, not hiding in monotony.

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