Diary [2]
The worst pattern.
Hey reader,
I’m back. Sometimes, I really wish I wouldn’t be, because every time I come back to something, it means I’ve been away—it means I haven’t been consistent. From my first and only post until this very moment, all I’ve wanted from myself is to be consistent.
I’d like to blame my job for this, because it takes so much time from me that I’m empty by the end of the day. And while that’s true, it’s been like this even when I didn’t have a job, even when I had a 20-hour part-time job. Being this inconsistent is something I truly need to work on. Now that I’ve been jobless for six months, I can assure you that my procrastinating soul is a real problem.
The question is: how do I stop being inconsistent and start achieving?
Wait i’ll google it….
According to Google, recognizing what’s blocking me from being consistent and making a schedule are the first two steps.
I know what’s blocking me—social media and extreme laziness. Social media is the biggest problem for me. Most of my time gets sucked away on it. When I’m on my phone watching videos or TikToks, it’s not just my time being drained, but also my motivation, energy, and willpower.
So, the first step is to limit my usage of social media. As for laziness, I honestly don’t know. I think it might depend on motivation, but I’m not sure. I’ll dive deeper into that another time.
Regarding the schedule, I’ve always felt that whenever I write one down, I jinx my whole day and end up doing nothing. Or maybe I’m just the biggest self-saboteur ever—extremely possible—but I’m not giving it a chance this time. No one is going to sabotage my September.
But now, I’m going to write down my schedule and limit all the apps on my phone.
Another step that caught my attention is organizing my space. I’m clearly a messy person, and whenever my environment becomes chaotic, my mind feels even messier. That’s why I think organizing my space will be my personal first step, followed by organizing my agenda.
This is what I’ve come up with: I don’t really know what to write—should I include every activity I want to do or just the major ones? And what about the usual daily tasks?
I’m not really sure, so as you can see, I’ve written a mix of everything. Now, every morning, I read what I’ve written and possibly add a couple of other activities or chores that I want or need to do.
I promise that next Tuesday, I’ll post the next article that I’ll write on Thursday.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll become more consistent and end up publishing two articles per week.
Ahhhhhh...
Bye.
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