Does giving your alone-time make for a job well done? We can feel like our boss demands more of our waking hours than we really need to give, and we go along with it for fear of looking uncommitted. The same thing can happen with our friends and family, creating an obligation that doesn’t lead us to more productivity or better relationships.
Especially as a principal, extracting the most from your time and being at peace when others critique how you utilize your working hours is going to help you through every day. But this reality isn’t limited to our professional lives. Time is a constantly scarce resource across every aspect of our lives – work and play.