I've had such a difficult time. I'm glad I can write the past tense. Just arranging, solving, organizing, constant availability, I was already really exhausted. From the moment I opened my eyes, I was stressed about what I had to do that day, and in the evening I was looking forward to sleep, that I would have some peace. In addition, I felt that the simple joy of ordinary existence had disappeared from me.
Such a little autumn depression, I would say. Probably the dark and cold or something.
Fortunately (or unfortunately?) my body has had a new feature for about two years - hardstop. It looks like I've been really sick for a few days and basically useless. The first day I just sleep, the second day I'm just sick, the next I'm mainly just irritated and uncomfortable. Sorry Zuzi! :)
I'm better now, but I had to pause and realize that:
– I don't have to be everywhere
– I don't need to read all the articles and watch all the videos on the net
– I still can't do everything I'd like to
– I only put that pressure on myself
- I probably have my priorities wrong
I rearranged my priorities, decided not to put so much on myself, to just be happier and try to implement a four-sector system for tasks. The goal is to focus on important and urgent things, try to proactively work on important non-urgent things (so that they don't just become the things that burn). And the others, unimportant ones, should be dealt with only marginally. The trick is, of course, to properly sort out what is really important and what is not. Maybe sometime next time, that's for a longer discussion...
Important | Unimportant | |
Fire | sector 1 | sector 3 |
It doesn't burn | sector 2 | sector 4 |
We'll see how and how long it works for me. I think that the coming holidays of peace and quiet could help me test my new techniques and resolutions. We'll see. :)