Time

Time is a funny thing. Even though it is a constant, one of the few constants of our lives, it seems to pass by incredibly fast at one point and drearily slow in others. It is all just a matter of your perception at the time and what you are doing. Typically when you are doing something you are enjoying the time seems to fly by, whereas when you are not enjoying yourself it seems to take forever. Your perception of time plays a large role in setting and sticking to a day to day schedule.

I have been having a fun time with my schedule lately. In the past I used to get quite a bit done in terms of numbers and training in the morning before work. It just happened automatically, I wouldn't give it a second thought. I don't do that anymore now. I know setting specific blocks of time to do things is not the best course of action, but I need to do something. The morning is my best bet to get in some good training. Most of the time my evenings are pretty much already set. It's not that I can't get some done in between classes when teaching, but I spend that time for the kids and commit to concentrating helping them. It should not be a time for me.

I plan on being more focused after classes as well. After all the excitement from classes, I am certainly not all that focused and it takes me forever to get to bed. When I get to bed earlier, I will have a better time in the mornings. Seems logical, right?

I am creating clear objectives for what I want to, when I want to do it. After that I need to optimize my efficiency and use the most of the time I have without going too hard and burning out. I've gone that route once already, I don't wish to do that again. I am not making any sudden changes, if I want to make anything sustainable it needs to be gradual.

Take care everyone.