17.5 – For Last Week’s MM:
People don’t burn out from doing too much.
They burn out from doing too little of what matters.
The only thing worse than failing at something meaningful is succeeding at something meaningless.
Think of your most recent success. Was it meaningful?
If it wasn’t, what do you wish you’d tried instead?
Do one small thing that scares you—not because it’s dangerous, but because it means something. Send the message. Start the project. Say the thing you’ve been thinking.
Go do it, then let me know what happens.
It’s Tuesday and I completely forgot to post this yesterday (backdating). Oops!
Can’t say I’ve had the best week, either, so I wasn’t focused on doing this task.
18.0 – You Don’t Need More Focus
One thing for you to think about
The one productivity system that controls all others: your emotions.
When you are in love with what you’re doing, everything gets easier.
When you hate what you’re doing, no productivity hack will save you.
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
Two things for you to ask yourself
What would it look like if you didn’t hate that thing you’ve been forcing yourself to do? Would that make things easier?
Recommended: Use these as journaling prompts for the week.
One thing for you to try this week
Before you start an important task this week, take ten seconds to note how you feel. Let me know what you find, and if it changed how you worked.
Remember: Small changes lead to lasting breakthroughs.
As for how I’m doing… I’m sinking again. The stress of finding out that The Boyfriend slipped up with his addiction would not have gotten to me so badly if he’d just… told me?! I expect things to happen, I’m prepared for them and for him to share openly and honestly with me. It’s the lying and hiding it that fucks me up so much. It breaks my trust, what little I have to fight hard for, every single time and I’m thrown back into the Void of Despair after the shockwave and tremors wear off. I’m frustrated and pissed. Just TALK TO ME, ya know? I haven’t given him any reason not to trust me, but on the flip side of that… for whatever deeply buried reasons, he just… doesn’t.
Anyway… this will be for both Monday and today, I have 2 therapies today and I’m already mentally exhausted.
Who IS EnchiPants?! 