Hello WordPress, today I want to talk about setting up a routine and why that can sometimes be a challenge for people like me. Nobody can prepare you for the transition into adult life except yourself. There are certain aspects of living that are just not talked about within our education system. So, it may feel hectic whenever a person is trying to make a decent living, and they can’t help but drown in the downpour of their own misunderstandings.
Understanding Work Flow.
This brings me to my first discovery; the importance of understanding work flow. I’m sure a lot of the people reading this have come across the word hustle at some point in their lives. It is a term that is used frequently in this generation’s conversations, and it serves as a symbol of a lifestyle that can be dangerous to most. Recently, I adopted this lifestyle myself and to me it meant that I was going to work harder and more frequently in order to reach the unorganized goals that I had subliminally set for myself. I later felt the repercussions of my own behavior change because I was purposefully sacrificing my times of leisure and recreation in order to make more room in my life for my work. Now that I have analyzed this behavior in hindsight, I realize that the phrase “going nowhere fast” rings truer than ever. Work flow for me involves peaks and valleys. I’ll go on a streak of supernatural efficiency but then my energy will soon plummet and I will want to do nothing more than read or play video games. I needed something a little more consistent; I needed balance.
The Solution.
The balance that I was longing for lied within a form of organization called routine.
“A sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.”
Oxford Dictionary
I like to stay busy and I tend to want to try a lot of different things. This sometimes hinders my work and hobbies because I seldom focus on developing a single skill. Developing a routine helped me focus by allowing me to assign certain activities to certain time slots within my day. My main source of income right now is very flexible and so this helped me play around with what worked best for me. I have certain things like work, meditation, journaling, creating content and drinking coffee that I like to set aside time for. By assigning these tasks into time slots I am then able to manage my free time much more effectively. Ultimately this makes me a happier person and I would love to hear from you about how your daily routine affects you.
Mindfulness. Empathy. Creativity.
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