Lazy worker

[Albatross]

I don't know how to explain this reading. I received this entry how far down the rabbit hole...? in my mailbox and has this imperative for ask to Yi in a spontaneous way, why I try so hard to do my job but in the way I felt so bored, so distracted, so afraid

I know but i don't want to know how to be more efficient at my job and Yi's answer, 41.

I found this question How much is truly asked of you? so compelling because about that question I was thinking a lot the last few weeks. I am afraid of not doing my job, but what I am really afraid. What is really pulling me back? I want to be a really impressive "genious" but I am only a sloth.

 

[lodro]

An unchanging hex suggests a simple answer (not easy, just not a complicated multi-stage many-moving-parts sort of answer). 41 calls for sacrifice, giving up something ‘low’ for something ’high’. It could be a habit like glossing over the boring bits and chasing the exciting tasks; or arriving late and taking long tea breaks; or your desire to be an impressive genius instead of just plugging away at what’s in front of you… The sacrifice needn’t be extreme or severe just “two bowls of rice”.

A way of sacrificing ‘the attitude of boring’ in favour of the long term goal of doing well might be to play a little game with yourself to insist on finding something in the task that IS interesting, stimulating or exciting; or you could do something fun at the same time — dance at the photocopier, hum your favourite songs while filing ( depends on your job); have some tiny treat for yourself when you’ve written the first half of your report and another for when you finish.

Of course, it could be: “sacrifice this job for a job that means more to you”.

Hope there is something you can take out of this. That is useful. All the best for, a satisfying worklife

 

[Albatross]

It could be a habit like glossing over the boring bits and chasing the exciting tasks; or arriving late and taking long tea breaks;

Thanks for your answer. I was losing the hope that someone will give a reply. I think the idea is that the inner feeling of desapointment is that I have expectations that I can fullfil because I think it's not enough. Like Hilary said in a comment to essay of hex 41 "the idea of the two baskets is that what you can give is enough"

giving up something ‘low’ for something ’high’

Maybe it is the ego that I have to sacrifice, setting goals that are not real.

 

[lodro]

I was reading a little bit more about hex 41, and the idea that it is a compensating sacrifice, like balancing out the full bucket and the half full bucket, by making both of them 3/4 full. Looked at that way you don’t lose anything, you just redistributed. If you have the patience to look at James de Korne’s website, there are a number of different translations brought together which can provide you with different slants on the topic. Then it may also be worthwhile to just look at your work site and your daily schedule and see what might need topping up or draining down. All the best.

 

[Albatross]

Yesterday, I had a great burst of energy. I worked with a really new enthusiasm. I felt like a new meaning of the way I took the life. Today I feel bored again. It was like the meaning of «Two simple baskets may be used for the offering» was flowing throw my veins.