My calendar is a wall of committee meetings and I couldn't tell you which ones matter. Everyone keeps adding me to another task force, and I say yes because I'm new and afraid to say no. My actual research sits untouched while I take minutes for a group that never decides anything. I feel busy all day and can't point to a single thing I moved.
More people experience this than they realize.
The endless service work buries you and you can't tell what actually matters.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.