I'm in New Brunswick. It's summer. My productivity is down the drain.
Do you ever find that, when you go to a place that you're familiar with, a certain feeling descends upon you? For example, when I'm in Canmore I feel like doing things. I write, I read, I enjoy hiking and skiing.
And then there's New Brunswick. Here, it's like as soon as the plane lands I'm drained of all energy.
It's like the very air is a potent energy-draining drug. I'm often bored. I sleep in much too late every day. Most profoundly, I lose interest in things that I usually find fun. I don't write, even if (like this year with the short story I've written) there's a good reason too. I don't enjoy things like archery, canoeing, and swimming as much as I do at other times. I feel more awkward talking to people. I feel sad. With all of these things weighing down on me, I don't feel as confident.
Maybe it's because I don't really have any friends in New Brunswick, or, in recent years, sisters. There's no one within thirty years of my age around, and I feel lonely. That gets me down, so I'm unproductive, and that gets me down, so I'm unproductive...
I feel fulfilled only if I feel that I'm improving myself, and it's as if the opposite happens in New Brunswick.
To counteract this, I thought I'd make a little plan to motivate myself until my sisters come along to cheer me up. I now present to you my
SUPER AMAZING PLAN FOR GETTING SHIT DONE
1. From now on, I want to try to write 1000 words a day. I don't care what about, I just want to get them written.
2. Said many, many authors, "The best guide to writing is reading." Half an hour of reading, every day.
3. For tackling my sleeping habit, I'll force myself to wake up by 8:30 at the latest tomorrow. I'll then winch that number down for five minutes a day, every day, until I'm waking up with the sun.
4. I'll start running again, to keep my body in ship-shape.
5. To save up for a laptop of my own, an item I've been desperately wanting for years now, I'll try to put 20 dollars per week into the bank.
6. Every day, I'll make a plan for productivity the next day.
This leads me onto the...
SUPER AMAZING PLAN FOR GETTING SHIT DONE (tomorrow)
8:30 Wake up, shower, and get dressed.
8:50 Eat a real breakfast
9:00 Jump on the trampoline
9:30 Edit that damn short story one last time. Then send that motherfucker in.
11:00 Write 1000 words.
12:30-9:30 Run with dad, go to town, and chillax. Perhaps read if I can fit the time in.
9:30 Get ready for bed. Completely ready.
10:00 Chillax, play games
10:30 Read
11:00 Sleep
Hah! So there. I'm gonna take you by storm, world.
Thanks for reading,
-Mark
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