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Hi there, 2020
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 02:24 pmI don't usually make New Year's Resolutions; I prefer general goal-setting. But I'm making an exception in this case, because the sleep dep situation is getting ridiculous. I'm still trying to shake the souvenir cold I brought home from England, and I'm tired (hah) of waking up exhausted.
So, for 2020, my New Year's Resolution is to get more sleep.
I also have some goals, to wit:
1) I need to start exercising again. The knees and the back have been remarkably cooperative (I credit the residual effects of the boot-camp fitness immersion of running around London for two weeks), but that's not going to last forever; the left knee is already getting increasingly cranky. Exercise will help, I know it'll help, the fact that it's boring doesn't change that. So. Metric: By the beginning of February, I want to be doing the standard 3 sessions a week.
2) I need to start writing regularly again. This involves the dual challenges of time and focus; I need to make time to sit down at the keyboard regularly, but I also need to settle on 1-3 things to be on the front burner. This... has not been going well, lately. (Candidates include some Highway of Mirrors apocrypha, that Star Trek story I'm not writing, my original-Doctor DW stuff, a Dix Dayton sequel, revisions on the Haley novel including boots-on-ground Zurich observations, the second half of Lightning Strikes Twice, and at least three novels clamoring to be next in the queue. Yeah.) I blame the lack of enthusiasm for any one thing at least partly on fatigue (see "get more sleep"), but I am a little concerned that I can't get and stay excited about anything long enough to make noticeable progress on it. Not sure how to fix that, but I need to.
I also have a vague general goal of getting more stuff done around the house, including finishing more of the projects that are started.
One of the fundamental problems here is that all of these things work best if they're the first thing I do in the day -- but I only get one "first thing" per day. I'm pondering some way to install a reset halfway through the day, but previous attempts at that have usually just resulted in me not getting a shower until dinnertime.
The fact that I'm posting this on the 2nd instead of the 1st really says all there is to be said about my time management.
So, for 2020, my New Year's Resolution is to get more sleep.
I also have some goals, to wit:
1) I need to start exercising again. The knees and the back have been remarkably cooperative (I credit the residual effects of the boot-camp fitness immersion of running around London for two weeks), but that's not going to last forever; the left knee is already getting increasingly cranky. Exercise will help, I know it'll help, the fact that it's boring doesn't change that. So. Metric: By the beginning of February, I want to be doing the standard 3 sessions a week.
2) I need to start writing regularly again. This involves the dual challenges of time and focus; I need to make time to sit down at the keyboard regularly, but I also need to settle on 1-3 things to be on the front burner. This... has not been going well, lately. (Candidates include some Highway of Mirrors apocrypha, that Star Trek story I'm not writing, my original-Doctor DW stuff, a Dix Dayton sequel, revisions on the Haley novel including boots-on-ground Zurich observations, the second half of Lightning Strikes Twice, and at least three novels clamoring to be next in the queue. Yeah.) I blame the lack of enthusiasm for any one thing at least partly on fatigue (see "get more sleep"), but I am a little concerned that I can't get and stay excited about anything long enough to make noticeable progress on it. Not sure how to fix that, but I need to.
I also have a vague general goal of getting more stuff done around the house, including finishing more of the projects that are started.
One of the fundamental problems here is that all of these things work best if they're the first thing I do in the day -- but I only get one "first thing" per day. I'm pondering some way to install a reset halfway through the day, but previous attempts at that have usually just resulted in me not getting a shower until dinnertime.
The fact that I'm posting this on the 2nd instead of the 1st really says all there is to be said about my time management.
