Starting your day by “Just winging it”
I told myself from day 1 this year, I’d get up at 5 am and do something. Maybe my loose idea was to study. Get up at 5 am and study! But I think most days so far I have either got up and done something slightly different each day OR I just derailed throughout the day and got up late the next day.
It’s not that I’m tired from a lack of sleep. It’s more like an exhaustion from trying to pick what to do and for how long, randomly, at every moment. I haven’t decided exactly what I need to do. I just wing it.
Coming up with a plan is hard
Doing it all at once is harder. My plan is to add to the order of the day one day at a time. If I can build up my plan over the next few weeks to a month, it’ll happen more gradually but it’ll be much more likely to happen!
I’ve already decided to put significantly more personal time into study and growth in my skills. As a Software Engineer I am going to master my chosen toolset and become an expert. I already have 10 years behind my belt.
My other goal this year is to build things. Side Projects. I have the first one in mind and will begin it after writing this blog post.
The third goal is abs. I downloaded an app for the workout plan, but I didn’t start it. My plan should include the time for that workout in every day.
And for now, the fourth goal is to be more present online. I want to meet people, share ideas and build things with others.
Reduce decisions during the day
You’ve probably heard of decision fatigue before. My understanding of it is that too many decisions to make in a day wear you out. You run out of steam, slow down and end up doing nothing out of exhaustion. Or worse, you make bad decisions. My biggest challenge over the past few days has been running low on energy and making poor decisions.
A plan will help with fewer decisions. Removing the clutter and the distractions removes things to think about in my head and removes decisions.
Who is this post for anyway?
It’s really for myself. I got stuck in my head over the past few days and writing it down to clear my head is helping. I might do this from time to time so I’ll tag this as brain dump in case you don’t want to read these.
If it helps you though, you’re welcome
— A D