[ Visible Progress ]

Something that many of us in the knowledge work environment don’t appreciate enough, is that the type of work we do (mostly revolving around emails and meetings), has the characteristic of not having “visible progress”.

I’ve often found myself wondering at the end of the day, just what did I accomplish? I mean, I’ve sent a dozen emails, sat in meetings, caught up with project members, and generally “done stuff”… but it’s hard to measure.

A key to job satisfaction is making progress visible.  And celebrating it.  I love the moment of crossing off things on my to do list.