Soo…..
I noticed that I hadn’t actually posted any of my new blog posts in quite a while.
Why?
Because I seemed to be stuck in an over planning kind of rut.
Recently I have been trying out so many new things and focusing so heavily on not wasting time that I decided to plan my time out perfectly for everyday. Seems easy enough right? I get up, exercise, work, lunch, work, study, study some more, dinner, study a bit more and then bed. Easy.
Not surprising to most of you reading this but, being up from 7a.m. to 11p.m. working and studying isn’t really sustainable but that’s for another time. I wanted to optimise my time.
Having preached to you all about not wasting time I decided to take my own advice…and then some. I planned out exactly what I would do, at what time, Yes, including how long I could take to shower, eat, study specific topics, the list gets more graphic so I think I’ll stop there…for now.
It actually worked like a treat, until I started to lose momentum. I would get frustrated when I over ran as I lost time on studying other topics or increasing my exercise. Being annoyed then made it harder to study and more time and effort to absorb information.
Long story short: Over Planning leads to less work!
Don’t get so flustered with using your time “efficiently” that, you don’t use your time efficiently. I spent so much time planning and tweaking to get the most effort for my day, that I wasted lots of them, before and after.
When I started using the plan, I worked myself to the bone and failed, leaving me exhausted and needing time to reset.
Don’t be an idiot.
Just Do It!!
Shia LaBeuof
If you want to know a fairly sustainable pace then I found separating my time into 1 hour slots worked well.
Just like your body you need to work other parts of your brain. Topics can become tedious more so than interesting if you force them, let it flow.
If you’re on a roll, keep going, hit a wall, change things up. Make a cup of tea, stretch your legs between each topic, get your body and mind linking there habits together, this will make things far easier to sustain.
I actually found doing a study topic, then my exercise, then another topic worked excellently and prevents TV procrastination.
Anyway, that’s my sob story for today. (worlds tiniest violin plays)
Please do take a look at my previous post…
I stand by the points I previously made, but would like to add, plan in moderation. Plan what you wish to achieve and take a break when you need one.
So…
Anyone else had the same issues?
Found a better method?
As always, any questions, Leave a Q.