100 Days of mindfulness: The journey to living intentionally
Decided to commit to shifting my mindset from a place of lack and take the steps to living a fulfilling life. Usually I try to plan every detail but this time the only rule is to practice at least one mindful activity a day. I decided to add a date so that I can feel like I followed through with something.
Day 1
Defined what mindfulness means to me:
Slowing down and being present in the moment without getting caught up in the distractions around me.
This means paying attention to my thoughts, feelings and surroundings without getting caught up in them
Being aware of my inner experiences and the world around me in a non judgmental way.
Defined the life areas I want to incorporate more mindful practices:
Finances
Wellness
Career
Spiritual
Decided on what I wanted to gain from this experience:
Find balance, improve consistency and develop healthy habits
Improve my relationship with myself and learn to appreciate life
Created a list of ideas for mindful activities:
Journalling
Reading more
Monthly challenges
Made a commitment to follow through and take the steps to living a fulfilling life. So cheers to self love and taking things 1 day at a time!
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thinking about "tell you all how the story ends with good guys die and bad guys win - WHO CARES?" again like it's so fucked up. it's SO fucked up they are singing about the end of the story as the story is unraveling. there is no escaping it, it is GOING to happen the good guys are going to die and the bad guys are going to win. but it ain't about all the friends you made, but the graffiti they write on your grave so WHO CARES
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Day 13: DUST model of procrastination
The DUST model of procrastination helps us understand and identify reasons that we might be procrastinating. The model suggests that there are 4 common ways people procrastinate.
Difficult: you may find the task too challenging.
Lack of confidence
Lack of skills
Solution: Move the starting point a bit earlier. Clearly define the first step, commit to it, and do not create a list of pre-tasks.
I've wanted to commit to the second brain concept for over a year, but I started last month. I struggled with understanding the concept because I was overthinking it. I made it out to be this challenging task and did extensive research because I lacked the skills to commit. Updating my second brain consistently has not been as challenging as I thought.
Unclear: the task maybe unclear defined
In order to be productive we need clearly defined actions. Sometimes we procrastinate because we don’t understand or because we just don’t know where it start.
Solution: Make your tasks more detailed and break them down into simple, actionable, clearly defined items
I'm dealing with this at work currently. In addition to my routine assignments, we have this list of side projects we would like to work on throughout the year to ensure we update what we need and find new areas where our processes can improve. I procrastinated on starting a few of them, not because they were difficult but because I needed to figure out where to start. I met with my manager to better understand how to tackle them, and I was able to outline how I would do it.
Scary: Our fear of failure can get in the way.
The biggest changes we want to make and the most exciting projects we want to work on are the most daunting.
Procrastination is a way to stay in your comfort zone
Solution: create an even bigger fear to triumph over the original one
This is the one that usually bites me the most, especially when learning something new or given a new task. I know that I can't grow in my comfort zone, but at the same time, I struggle with the fear of failure. However, my fear of stagnancy is far greater than my fear of failure. I prefer to try and fail than to not try and stay in the same place.
Tedious: tasks can just be boring
There is no way to change the nature of the task itself, but you can change your environment
Solution: Listen to a playlist while writing the email, or reward yourself when the task is done to make it more exciting
This is another one that bites me wrong, especially when crafting emails. 75% of my day is spent crafting emails which sometimes feels like pulling teeth and just playing boring. To combat this, I carve out time in the morning to send tedious emails while listening to upbeat music.
Procrastination is natural; it could also be how our body and mind tell us we need a break. If you feel you procrastinate, whether because it's complicated, unclear, scary, tedious, or a combination of all four reasons, it's good to ask yourself why and apply simple strategies to tackle the problem head-on.
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