Day 71 / 108 Challenge
- New Man
- Mar 16, 2024
- 3 min read
#71
"I bow for all disabled people."
The day started off a little better. I am the type of person that cannot (or will not) stay sad forever. I also made sure that my girlfriend felt better as I could sense that my mood was affecting her.
A big milestone on renovation front - my first meeting with an architect happened today. He seemed extremely passionate about his work, which I liked despite his service costs being more expensive than others. I also sorted out my pants and broken earbuds situation by purchasing new ones. These experiences reminded me why I make money. To deal with these negative unexpectedness smoothly. Note to self: focus spending money on solving your problems first, not satisfying your 'wants'.
On my way back to home, I stopped by at a local branch to catch up with a friend and get to know how student loan system works at the bank. It turned out to be a productive catch-up, and I now get to help another friend out with his personal finances. This reminded me that I am passionate about helping people with their financial planning.
Later in the afternoon, I met up with other friends to play some indoor golf. It was good to keep my mind away from everything else, and enjoy the moment. Though, towards the end it was getting a little exhausting, so I had to say no to the after drinks with them.
I picked up groceries on my way back, and caught up with my parents over the phone. As I was talking to them about how my life was going, it reassured me that things were going well. Then, I wanted to relax and introspect to make sense of my latest feelings.
I began by going through my past journals. I write them every day, but I rarely take time to look back at them. I probably went back about 10 days worth of it. And it instantly gave me an answer. I was too focused on improving myself through grinding that I forgot to take care of my health. I do not mean by working out or eating healthy. I mean by taking time to pause and properly relax.
I noticed that every opportunity I had to take some time off for myself, I tried to fill that up. For example, socializing with others, thinking about renovation project, or working out more.
I tried to maximize the amount of tasks I get done every day and forgot to take some time off to reset/recharge. I was getting addicted to completing more tasks and was not paying attention to how my body and mind were reacting to that amount of burden. I must take breaks, so I get to operate at nearly 100% capacity again.
It is part of a growing process, and after all this I will become more efficient and productive. To grow effectively, I must give myself some time and space to recharge. It is obviously a stressful time to do so as well. I am in the middle of moving houses, and there are many tasks outstanding that are both important and have financial consequences if I choose to procrastinate. But things can get manageable when I delegate properly. Which is exactly what I had been doing.
I remember telling my girlfriend that I have so much loving energy inside of me that it overflows and I need to direct it somewhere. I believe that is why I come off as very positive person.
Lately, I feel that energy is no longer there, and I still try to provide the same to others around me. That is probably why I felt so down lately. I was spending more energy than what myself was regenerating.
In conclusion, I must take time off to recharge my energy. Let's see if this works.
Challenge Log
Should've/Would've/Could've
-- Be more mindful of your energy levels and where you are spending them. Say no more often.
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