Yesterday I felt guilty.
Why? I had “nothing” to do. For the last few years, I’ve kept myself busy with a ton of “‘work.” As I write this, I wonder how much that “work” has accomplished.
If we do things for effect, and I believe we do, everything that doesn’t move a needle, either internally or externally, is worth nothing, right?
I’ll think about that question for a while.
In the meantime, I’ll work on becoming more comfortable with a break in the middle of the day.
The alarm clock is going off.
This sounds regular, but this time, you have a sinking feeling. This feeling doesn’t feel right. You look at the clock.
Suspicion confirmed, late again.
You kick off your blanket and swear like it could slow down the clock.
After you tumble into the shower, you grab your toothbrush and start to multitask as if your life depends on it.
From here, you have two options:
Your best bet for having a smooth day lies in the second, counter-intuitive option.
You are late. 5 – 10 more minutes late won’t end the world.
Use that time to find a center with your routine.
It’s not perfect, and you won’t cross all the T’s or dot all the I’s, but your rhythm will fit.
The reason for this is that our brain works on rhythm (or system one thinking) to get through the day. It doesn’t take much for the brain to feel comfortable, merely starting the habit gets the brain where it needs to go.
When you don’t get to the habit, then you spend energy. That’s why the rest of the late day feels terrible; your body is trying to compensate.
Something is better than nothing at all.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 