I know discipline is the main ingredient. A little back story to contextualoze the sttuggle:

This year was tough, from like, a ‘getting set up and operational perspective’. Was basically ‘go go go’ until the point I had achieved everything I had set out to, and then some.

After that, I took some time off, did some traveling/soul searching but didn’t really do much intense work aside from regular maintence stuff.

Had a client come up recently and wants to start a new project that I have 2.5 months to prepare a bunch of things for. It’s exciting and has huge potential.

We spent a week drinking, getting some work done and chatting. He’s gone now, and my plan is to slowly ramp back into a normal routine.

Wake up, coffee, gym, read, then sit at the computer, organize, plan and move things to action. Stuff I used to enjoy and never struggled with this much.

I guess I’ve become a bit rusty having taken time off from the grind. I know I just have to force myself to get back into it (particularly sitting at the pc) but right now is the struggle point.

Any tips, perspective or advice to get back into the right mindset more quickly and actually get excited about the whole endeavor?

  • theMonetist@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been through similar struggles and tried a bunch of things to get it sorted. Here’s what worked for me:

    - Planning my day in advance, like the night before and setting goals for the week. This way I don’t have to scramble to figure out what to do each day.

    - Keeping my daily to-do list short. Best case, I just have one big thing to tackle and that’s it. It stops stops me from feeling like I’m not getting stuff done (before, I’d jam my to-do list and then get overwhelmed because I didn’t think about how long things actually take).

    - Journaling. I know, it sounds kinda basic, but it really helps me see what I did right and why I put things off/procrastinate sometimes.

    - Nutrition. I stick to protein heavy diet especially during work hours. Keeps me from crashing mid-day.

    - Taking a nap. It’s a game-changer because I can keep my focus for longer.

    - No alarm clock. Waking up naturally makes it way easier to get through the day. Even if I sleep in a bit, I end up working better and more focused later.

    - Going for two walks a day, like one about 6 hours after I wake up and another when I’m done working, before journaling. Helps to reflect and reset my brain.

    I’ve got days where I don’t have a big task too obv. They’re not super productive, but they’re important for sorting out stuff like bills, phone calls, emails, and random todo’s.