Yesterday’s theory that I had to tackle the least pleasant tasks first (the so-called “eat that frog” approach) was put into action this morning, albeit with less immediate enthusiasm. I found it difficult to wake up this morning, which I suspect was due to a lack of enthusiasm by my subconscious lizard brain. “Sleep, sleep!” [...]
Today went a little better than yesterday. I got about 8 hours worth of “work” tasks done, but I didn’t prioritize them according to difficulty. My morning was spent working on my own projects, writing a blog post and doing some WordPress theme hacking for about 6 hours. After that, I ran some errands and [...]
Monday was the first official day of “being back at work”. I started it off by adhering to my 15M ritual, though I woke up pretty late. No matter! It’s the sticking-to and the first-action-of-the-day-ness that matters! I also ate a little bit of protein, some rare roast beef I had made the night before, [...]
I’ve been scheduling my writing as the “first thing of the day”, though I woke up late and started writing at noon. In two hours, I had about 2000 more words, though it took a while to get into the groove. I was tempted to restart the novel, and checked to see what the rules [...]
I’m noticing a recurring pattern: after about two weeks of intense personal project work, my self-driven momentum and subsequent motivation drops off, and I need to recharge. But what exactly is being depleted? My desire is still there; it’s just that I find it much more difficult to stay focused and put longer periods of [...]
A few days ago I had the idea of making “task juggler cards” to help me make my tasks feel a bit more physical. Combining the index card docks with business card-sized reminders, I figured they would help keep tasks present on my desk in an interesting manner. On top of that, there are a [...]
I’m aware of a giant, ever-shifting cloud of possibility. I like having this cloud nearby, as it is the host of all experiences that I excitedly anticipate. Many of my own dreams and desires live in this cloud, too. On the other hand, the cloud of possibility is so massive that it tends to overshadow [...]
I tend to pick projects that either have high-need time-limited attributes, or are in a new area that I’m interested in and would like to learn more about. The two primary stimuli are, in these cases, response to human need and the desire to learn knew things. The common element, though, is my perception that [...]
I got back from San Diego a few days ago, and have been spending the time getting reoriented. I was there on business for almost a week, which doesn’t seem like a long time, but that’s long enough to give myself a new perspective on my home. It’s rather messy, for one thing, and not [...]
I had a very relaxed Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends, filled with cooking and eating and not doing anything at all. Today, I’m finding I need recovery time to myself, though I’d like to shorten this period as much as possible. Theoretically, I believe that I need to reconnect my mind and body with [...]
