Unconsious Work Habits

There are things we do
Over and over again
That dramatically impact
Our productivity.
Most of the time,
We are only vaguely aware
That we are doing them,
If at all, yet they still
Have a profound impact
On our ability
To get things done.
We may hit
The snooze button
On our alarm clock
Three or four times
Before we
Begrudgingly get up.
We may wait
Until the last available second
Before rushing off to work.
We may routinely put off
A mundane task
Like returning phone calls.
We may have a practice
Of doing ninety-five percent
Of a task,
Then diverting our attention
To other things
Before it is done.
It is these incompletions
And procrastinations,
Our unconscious work habits,
That become a pattern
That runs our lives.