We have to make a million choices each and every day, so it makes sense that to keep things simple, we always make the same ones. But the easy choices don't always mean the right choices.
Commit today to changing it up, to doing something different, and making the choice that improves your life for the better. Believe it or not, pretty soon that choice will be the easy one to make too.
"Its only 10am, but I already know how my day is laid out and that I will not have time for these 3 min today. I start work in 10 min and I finish at 3. Then my friend is coming from my Madrid so we'll have lunch and straight after we'll have ti begin getting ready for a music festival we're going to which won't end until late. It'll be a hectic day but I'm really excited because I think it'll be super fun!"
"🆘️ I HAVE USED EVERY MINUTES I HAD PLUS SAVINGS WITH THE ADDICTION KEEP ON KNOCKING ON ME, I DECIDE TO USE 30 MINUTES OF MY TODAY 90 MINUTES FROM 01h45 TO 02h15 WITH 60 MINUTES LEFT TO BE WORK ON IT DURING MY TODAY NIGHT SHIFT FULL STOP."
"Day 2: Yesterday night i switched off my phone and placed it on airplane mode 20 minutes before bed. I sill used it to listen to music but it was disconneceted from the wifi so i did not text nor use social media. "
"I have been much better this week at fully committing to my goal. I decided the best way to spend time with my own thoughts was to use my 30 minute walk. I have really challenged myself to not use my phone on my walks. It has really helped me to focus better and get better sleep. My thoughts are easy to understand as I spend more time with them. "
"Today I woke up at 7:15 to go to the gym before class. Then at 9:30 once I had come back, showered, gotten ready, and ate breakfast, I took those 30 min to journal and read my book. I also walked to school alone today which I really enjoyed since The sun was out and I could listen to my fav music. Starting the day off like this really set the tone and helped me feel motivated for the day ahead."
"Run felt really good today. I did some tests and passed all of them, so it feels good to know that I am on track and ready to start transitioning back to normality.
I also think this goal has helped to change my mindset more than anything, which is a really good feeling to have.
One has to imagine sysyphus was smiling"
"Last week I went out with my friend group, we had a pre-game party at Jasmine's house then went to the bar for a bit. I attended a friend's birthday party for almost a whole day, and spent my time talking to some new people I didn't know. I had meetings with my Lab group and we had some discussions about our life, outside of the work as well. For today I also organized to have coffee with a friend later; someone whom I haven't really gotten the chance to deepen my friendship with. And later this week I'll be going over to a hangout at Jasmine's house for pancakes."
"Day 1: Before going to bed last night i was on call with my friends, therefore i was unable to stick to my goal. And as it was late i excused this behavior by saying that i was tired so it was okay."
"Today I went to the gym at 7:30 before class since I knew I had french in the afternoon and going to the gym then wouldn't give me any free time later. So after my french class and before I made plans with a friend at 6 I took 40 min for myself and journaled, read and listened to music to recharge myself. I did a lot of studying while I was eating straight after school until I had French so I figured I had to balance it out by resting as well."
"Currently my friend from when I was in boarding school came to visit me in Segovia and has been staying over with me at my aparmtnet. So we've been technically having sleepover together since last week and has been impossbile to go to sleep early because we get caught up in late dinners, socializing, mat night talks and anaging to finish all my tasks as a regular student while also hosting her. However yesterday was my last night sleeping with her so I hope today I can go to bed earlier than normal and manage to sleep before 12am."
"Today I still felt pretty tired, so after cooking lunch, I had a bit of down time on my phone and called my mom. I then finished the reading for Becoming a Behavioral Scientist and went to pilates.
Today I decided to not go to dinner at the main residence as I usually stay for too long talking to people or playing games, and today I really felt like I needed to just stay home and maybe watch my series or read a book while I had dinner and be in bed before 10 so that I could wake up early to go to the gym tomorrow morning before class."
"This week I did not have the great start, but on Monday night this changed. I decided to put a very strict program into place. After getting home around eight, I first hang some clothes to dry, that I had put to wash before. I then ate the salad I had prep-ed. I then started completing my Statistics asynch. I continued working on it until strictly twelve thirty. I then got up to get ready for bed. I showered, brushed my teeth, did my skincare. To prepare for the next day I packed a meal for school, I made my gym back, also set out the outfit I will wear the next day. I then set my alarm for eight am and then went to bed. I did wake up at eight but fell back asleep and actually managed to get up at 9:16. This did set me back because I had class at 10:00 and wanted to was my hair before. So while both rushing and following a strict time schedule, I managed to shower, brush my teeth, dry my hair, do my makeup ad pack my bags, in just thirty five minutes. I was, so happy and proud when I managed to leave my house at 9:51, which gave me the ten minutes I needed to get to class on time. In addition, I managed not to use my phone for the last hour before I went to bed and for thirty minutes after waking up. Concluding, I successfully managed to go to bed exactly at one am, without using my phone before bed and then slept for eight hours, as well as showering and managing to get to class on time. "
"Today I was exhausted form the weekend. I started my job this Saturday and worked 7 hour shifts on both Sat and Sunday, and had absolutely no time to do anything else but work ad sleep. Because of this I felt super drained and today I decided I had to take a rest. I canceled my pilates class and instead took a nap, watched my favorite show and took a long shower. I then did some work as well, but I definetly had to prioritise my wellbeing today to prevent total burnout later on."
"This past weekend, even though I did not go to bed early I managed to sleep for 8hrs or more because I did not have class in the morning and was able to sleep in till the afternoon. Initially this benefited me because I was well rested for Sunday. In fact, I was so well rested that I managed to watch two movies and did not go to be until 3:00 in the morning that night. This resulted into me sleeping for 4-5, as I had to wake up around 9:00 on Monday, for class. Hence, one more unsuccessful attempt to stop procrastinating my sleep and have a proper rest. "
"Met with family today and it put me in a good mood. Knee was feeling a bit sore but didnt really notice it. Feeling like I am back from sickness so looking forward to getting out and running again."
"19) 5.5 big progress day. I had to take caffeine yesterday night because I was going to need to stay up till 2am and be alert (usually I’m falling asleep by 10 or 11pm so I knew I wouldn’t be able to do it)
I avoid caffiene because of the hard crash after and how it throws off my schedule. But I went to bed at 2 and got up at 8:30 and it wasnt that bad at all.
I thought going to bed so much later than I usually do would throw me off the next day as well but I’m actually totally awake and fine.
I feel like I’m getting use to 5.5 and time that I go to bed isnt as important as i thought as long as I get the 5.5. This makes it so i dont have to be so rigid which is great "
"So I WAS successful yesterday but I've already used one of my emails to reach out and get them to change it. BUT I was successful at least. Shit. Feel like crap for not having that written though."
"I have been listening to my body recently. I have had a bit of a nasty chest, so Ive been taking it easy on the running, but doing all I can in the gym. Instead of being grateful for days off, I am looking forward to being at full strength, which shows in my opinion that my behavior towards the gym is changing. "
"🆘️ I use planner "in company of fr henry " between 06h45 and 07h45 in favor of melinor-mst climaxless following the immediate departure of fr henry home leaving the planner à la merci de quelque chose autre"
"Today I woke up at 7:30 which gave me time to do all my work before school. Then, I went to the gym right after class, which allowed me to rest in the afternoon after my French class.
Today was the first day I was actually successful in my goal, finally I prioritised myself. I feel quite guilty for not having done anything related to it the past week, but I've juts felt like I've been really stressed and getting lots of work done that resting seems like I'm wasting time. But I feel like I've figure out how to make sure I do it everyday.
I have to plan my day well since the morning, that way I know when I can schedule in each task and then when I can have some down time."
"Lately I've been sleeping way later than usual, so late that I don't even have time to track down and reflect because it's already the next day so I just give up. It really doesn't make me feel proud of myself at all but I've been practically with no time at all. I feel the day is not long enough for everything I have to do and honestly the first change is how I feel in the morning because I'm unable to wake up early to be productive and that already makes me feel unacomplished. I'm just waiting for this week to end, to finish all my Valentine's delivery orders and start a week with no friends visiting. "
"I have not been doing very well in my commitment as I have not had a lot of time to slow down every day. I have had a lot of work and also personal things going on. This has caused lots of anxiety and task paralysis. Therefore lets hope week 3 is better!"
