Cut the Gordian Knot of productivity by declining meetings and ignoring email
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I had some critical things to do this week. The problem was dealing with email, attending meetings and still finishing the important stuff. Fortunately I was able to use a trick I learnt from Alexander the Great.
In ancient times The Phrygians had no ruler. But an oracle said the next one to enter the city on an ox-cart should get the job. Fate decided a peasant named Gordias would be the first. He was immediately declared king.
His son dedicated the cart to the god Sabazios and tied it to a post with what one historian described as "several knots all so tightly entangled that it was impossible to see how they were fastened".
Another oracle declared that anyone who could unravel its elaborate knots was destined to become ruler of all of Asia.
It was still there when Alexander the Great arrived in the 4th century BC. He tried to untie it but understandably failed.
Then he had a brain wave. He realized it doesn’t matter how the knot was loosed. So he drew his sword and sliced it in half with a single stroke.
Today the legend of the Gordian Knot is used as a metaphor for easily solving a difficult problem by taking an approach that makes the perceived constraints irrelevant.
I used a twin blade: The decline button and the little X in the top right corner of Outlook. Alexander did conquer Asia and I did get my stuff done.
https://davidreinecke.com
His son dedicated the cart to the god Sabazios and tied it to a post with what one historian described as "several knots all so tightly entangled that it was impossible to see how they were fastened".
Another oracle declared that anyone who could unravel its elaborate knots was destined to become ruler of all of Asia.
It was still there when Alexander the Great arrived in the 4th century BC. He tried to untie it but understandably failed.
Then he had a brain wave. He realized it doesn’t matter how the knot was loosed. So he drew his sword and sliced it in half with a single stroke.
Today the legend of the Gordian Knot is used as a metaphor for easily solving a difficult problem by taking an approach that makes the perceived constraints irrelevant.
I used a twin blade: The decline button and the little X in the top right corner of Outlook. Alexander did conquer Asia and I did get my stuff done.
https://davidreinecke.com