Wednesday, January 08, 2024

Today is yet another early-to-be-at-work, but I will have a day off tomorrow. Early to work might not seem like too much, but it means lots of extra effort from me. An earlier to work forces me to speed up my morning and be outside before I must leave, feeding and caring for animals.

I see upon examining my new planner that (again!) I am focused on the wrong day. At least, it matches today’s due-in time at work and has me correctly tracking in these early hours. A key lesson (yet again) is to avoid focusing on incorrect days and dates.

That happens when I’m in a hurry and have lots on my mind. The planner is giving me a sobering picture of this month. January will soon be half over, which doesn’t seem awful, but my mid-month commitments are making demands and coming due quickly. That incentivizes my tendency to confuse dates and times.

More about that lesson. I must quit trying to feel happier by avoiding pressures from uncomfortable timelines and commitments. The solution will be starting to work at focusing more steadily on them, and I can do that.

I now have a “plan with the planner” to help me better manage time in the early mornings. My desired outcomes are: (1) an out-early blog, (2) animals appropriately cared for, and (3) at work on time.

Dear Friends: Sloppy thinking leads to sloppy planning that invites mistakes. Diana