I spent three weeks doing nothing but astronomy. Didn’t touch a 3D printer. Didn’t write a line of code. Just telescopes, every evening.
Then the guilt hit. The printers are waiting. The website isn’t built. The Neo-Darwin design files are half-finished.
But here’s what I’ve learned: the hyperfocus is the process. Fighting it produces mediocre work across five projects. Leaning into it produces deep work on one. The other projects aren’t going anywhere. The stars are only visible tonight.
Reframing: I’m not neglecting things. I’m applying the 80-20 rule to my attention.