The last few days have been pretty good, but I know I can step things up. Yesterday I lost some time going to see the Podiatrist for my foot, and I went and had dinner with my partner. I was also a bit late starting.
Today we put the foot down. As we edge closer to the weekend we can push a bit harder with our sleep and push harder into the night. I’ve got 14.45 productive hours done in the first three days which means I have 42 left to get in the remaining 4 days. This will no doubt be difficult.
However I think I’ve devised a plan to do 11.5 hours work today, and then 14.5 hours work tomorrow, which will leave me with 16 to do over the weekend which I think I can manage.
Today and tomorrow will be hard days. There is a problem when I set these targets which is that I get the dopamine of doing the task when I set the task but I haven’t actually done anything yet so it’s cheap dopamine.
But I’m confident in the work I’ve been doing this week that I’m on the right track with my work ethic, and with removing distractions, that I should be able to sit at my desk and get the hours done. If I can get this done, then I start next week fresh and when I’m working with 7 days I get more flexibility.
One idea is that I might get 3 x 12 hour days done upfront, and then I just need to allocate the remaining 20 across the other 4 days so only 5 per day which is a lot more flexible.
But before we look too far ahead, I need to get through today and put my head down and endure the tough times that are in front of me.
I think a lot of my other habits will then start to be met as a result of getting through my hours because it will mean I’m not wasting time eating, then I’ll find time for my finances, and my meditation counts as work time to incentivise it.
There is no much work in front of me for the next 40 or so hours but I can push through and achieve it. Remember my three keys:
- I can act in spite of how I feel
- Just make small, good decisions
- I control my mind and what it thinks.
Here we go – time to make some progress towards my goals