Time For A Tool Audit - RD301

<p class="p1">Episode Sponsor: <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/stickermule" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">StickerMule</a></p> <p class="p1">I want to talk to you about your tools (software). But first, I want to tell you a story.</p> <p class="p1">A couple of weeks ago, my daughter invited her mother and me for dinner, and we arrived mid-afternoon.</p> <p class="p1">As is always the case, Mother and daughter had lots to do and talk about, which left me to my own devices. So I turned on the TV, launched Disney+ and started scrolling through the menu to find something to watch. I knew there was the possibility they might need my help with something, so I didn't want to choose a show that would require my full attention.</p> <p class="p1">After some time, I decided to watch the Pixar movie UP! I hadn't seen it since my kids were young, but I remember it as a fun, feel-good movie. Plus, I wasn't concerned about missing part of it for whatever reason.</p> <p class="p1">In UP!, there's a character named Dug. Perhaps you're familiar with him. Dug is a dog that the two main characters meet along their journey. Dug wears a special collar his master made that allows him to talk.</p> <p class="p1">Now, I don't want to spoil too much of the movie if you haven't seen it. But let's say that Dug, like most dogs, is easily distracted. This is evident in the film every time he sees a squirrel. He might be mid-sentence explaining something important when suddenly, SQUIRREL. He's distracted. If you've ever heard the term Squirrel Syndrome to describe someone who is easily distracted, it came from Dug.</p> <p class="p1">A close sister to Squirrel Syndrome is Shiny Object Syndrome. Shiny object syndrome (SOS) is a continual state of distraction brought on by an ongoing belief that there is something new worth pursuing.</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_object_syndrome" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">According to Wikipedia</a>, Shiny object syndrome is a psychological concept where people foc