Roll Up Your Sleeves

I’ve never been a huge fan of rolling up my sleeves on long-sleeved shirts. I have always found it uncomfortable, especially for shirts that are the button-up, Oxford types. But since we are spending more time than ever washing our hands, keeping my sleeves rolled up seems like a prudent thing to do.

If you’re working from home now, then you’ve probably heard that it’s important to maintain as much of a routine as possible just as if you were going into the office every day. That may mean wearing a dress shirt – perhaps even a long-sleeved dress shirt. Once you’ve put on that shirt, roll up your sleeves not only to keep your shirt cuffs from getting wet but for another big reason.

The idiom “roll up your sleeves” means the following:

…to get ready to do something challenging, intense, or demanding.

When you roll up your sleeves, you’re getting ready for the hard work. Dealing with uncertainty is challenging, can be intense, and may be demanding. Living through uncertainty is hard work.

So I’m rolling up my sleeves from now on. Every time I wear a long-sleeved dress shirt, I’ll make sure the first thing I do is roll up my sleeves. I always want to be ready to do the hard work, no matter the time or place.

I encourage you to do the same.

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Mike Vardy is a writer, productivity strategist, and the creator of TimeCrafting. He is the author of the upcoming book TimeCrafting: A Better Way to Get The Right Things Done. Mike is also renowned speaker and has taught productivity on CreativeLive, Skillshare, and LinkedIn Learning where his courses are among the most popular in the business category.