I wish I could get mine right. My high blood sugars throw them all out of wack. It’s to the point now that I cant even stretch in the morning without cramping every other muscle in body because of the imbalance.
i agree a lot with those first few. i do time blocking and it helps a lot! i break things down into 5 minute tasks and have a huge list of tasks in categories. I start with drinking water, taking meds and herbs… (5 mins) then eat vegetables have a coffee etc etc stretch breathe lift weights jog run etc all 5 minutes each. it really helps me to get out of bed in the morning. If youre not up to any of the tasks that day i skip it. but 5 minutes of something (exercise for example) is WAY better than not doing it at all.
Atomic Habits - by James Clear - explains very powerful concepts about breaking bad habits and forming good ones, all in simple terms. It’s a good book.
There are 3 levels of behaviour:
Identity (core personality, who you are, and why).
Action (things you do, how you do them).
Goals (where you want to get).
Most people only have level 3 on their mind (I wanna lose weight, I wanna be rich, I wanna kick a$$ etc), and fail to take adequate action. Some people do take action (level 2) and since they ignore level 1 completely, the process becomes a gamble: they may succeed or they may not. Few are those who start with introspection and are able to create a self-feeding loop between level 1 (the why) and level 2 (the how), thus creating healthy habits that eventually lead to fulfillment.
Nice ill check that book out. Id say all 3 of those levels are out of wack for me. I usually just try to get through the day
For most of my life structure, goals, planning, organization has been pretty haywire.
I usually get some sort of structure going but it fades out and the progress reverts. So im trying some simplistic stuff and trying to get it to stick for a while
another tip i have is to get one of these off amazon! using timers on phones and computers can get annoying hearing beep beep beep evrer 5 minutes so i bought a sand timer.
Yeah its challenging. At my work the only real deadline i have is to get invoicing in by end of month. The rest its up to you to get your sales on the schedule. Thankfully im naturally self driven its just like you said chaos and inconsistency for myself.
cool dude. one thing ive been thinking about is not being so strict with the timing cause it kinda stresses me out. but it does help a bit to have a set time to keep you on track so… whatevers best for you i guess
I’m a big believer in lists to get things accomplished. It’s simple and works good for me. I have a notepad on my dresser and I make a list of every call I need to make, every appointment I have, chores that need to be done, things I need to buy, errands I need to run, etc.
I usually have a list of 6-10 things that need taking care of. Then every night about an hour or two before bedtime I look at the list and number them in order of things I can do the next day or things that have to be done the next day.
I usually number about 4 or 5 things and the next day I get up and look at my list and try to do things in order. I cross off each one as I accomplish it. Sometimes I only accomplish one or two things on the list but that’s OK; I do the ones that really need doing. That list is always on my dresser and it helps me stay organized and focused on every important thing in my life.
