"One of the dangers of doing a project that really shouldn’t be done is that once started, projects tend to take on a life of their own. Someone observed that the mere regularity of an activity gradually gives it the quality of “oughtness.” By that he meant, after a while people will feel they ought to do something simply because they’ve always done it. People begin to say, “We ought not to let this thing die. We’ve been doing it such a long time.” It’s one of the reasons for ever expanding government and taxation. Its also the only reason why many organizations and publications that never should have been started in the first place continue on. Even in our churches, time is often wasted with rituals that long ago lost their meaning, but are continued because of “oughtness.” Thoughtfully evaluating how God wants you to use your time and avoiding the “oughts” trap will help redeem the time. "