Discipline! Can haz?
February 9, 2010 – 2:47 amDespite my attempts to wake up earlier (and I did, though I wasn’t functional at 5am; more like 7) and get my focus-time started early in the day, something about night just makes me more productive. Maybe it’s a combination of my mind being slightly sleepy, enough to slow and focus without bounding madly across the room every few minutes, plus over a decade’s worth of conditioning that night is the one time of day I won’t be interrupted by my parents, by my classmates asking for help… by anyone. It’s the time I’ve always been able to lay claim to – my chronological territory.
I’ve mused on this before, frequently. I seesaw back and forth between accepting it and trying to change it. I’m still leaning towards the side of “change” this week, which means… I should go to sleep now. Kinda frustrating, because I feel like I just hit my groove in the past few hours – but if I’m actually to shift this timing, it’s what I have to do. It helps to have something to wake up early for, which I do not have at the moment; September had the advantage[0] of 5am meetings with Singapore every Monday.
On the happier side of self-discipline, I’ve actually managed to maintain inbox zero for over a week now, which may be a new record. Woo!
[0] well, perhaps that ought to be “advantage.” Though I did suggest that time, and I really didn’t mind that much – it was something I wanted to do.
One Response to “Discipline! Can haz?”
Instead of thinking discipline, I’d advise you to think about the power of “no.” As in knowing what time you have left to get things done and saying “NO” to the things that over flow your time constraints.
/me worries about Mel.
Now I realize your young metabolism plays a big role in your super human ability to avoid sleep, but maybe When your in Rochester you could ask Todd if he can teach you any Jedi mind exercises that will help you find your focus without needing to push your body to exhaustion first.
By Karlie Robinson on Feb 9, 2010