You displayed a great way to section your time and plan. I would love to plan this way. However, I want to add a perspective that 24 hours are not the same for people who deal with chronic illness and pain. Much of the time in a day comes with working to feel better.
My main goal is to be healthier in my lifestyle because nothing else can get done effectively without my health improving. You talked about the real power of knowing what to devote our time to, which is true because distractions come so quickly and can consume much of our time. Because of what distractions do to our time, sometimes I am selfish with my time.
Focus and commitment can beat out talent because of the grit of being committed. Sometimes, when people are talented, they don't feel like they have to work as hard. I enjoyed reading your post, there are gems in it.
It's a purely mathematical question if you stop to think about it. Everyone has different possibilities within those 24 hours, but as you saw, even when we barely have free time, there is always a lot that can be done in the long run if we commit to a few priorities.
That is the fundamental lesson, to know how you are allocating your time, because there are usually many distractions that constantly take us out of our priority.
Your observation that “sacrifice hurts” because it requires saying “no” to things we also care about is such an honest take on the difficulty of focus. Yet, you show how this very act is what gives our priorities meaning.
How do you balance the pain of these sacrifices with the long-term fulfillment they bring? It feels like finding peace in the process might be the key to staying committed to our goals.
I find your reflection very interesting, thank you for sharing it. Indeed, alleviating the pain that can be felt when sacrificing for something can be motivating. That's why motivation, doing things with other people and not in solitude and other types of reinforcements motivate people to give their best version. Because they take away some of the feeling of sacrifice and make the process more rewarding, so you can stick to your goal easily.
This is a really cool idea for organizing and focusing attention. As I get older, though, a lot of youthful pursuits no longer fill the blocks of time. (I've given up my goal of hiking the PTC for example.) At 75, thank goodness, the list is honed. All the clutter has been removed, either by "already done" or "just can't go there." Now I can focus on three pursuits. Hooray! And thank you for giving me permission to accept that's a productive way to proceed.
BTW, where do you get your horizontal section dividers for your page? I've been foraging in clipart sources, but they don't make it easy (or cheap).
I see it like you in that respect, I'd rather focus on a few priorities than do too many. As I explained in the post, you have to know how you are allocating your time to use it intentionally.
As for the horizontal dividers, I made them using a design free app called “Canva”. Then I paste them as images, as if they were photos.
Yes I've heard of Canva. I'll have to check it out. Meanwhile I took some horizontals from "free" clipart sites, pared off the extra white around them, and now have them, like you do, to post as images. I like that because I can size them to fit the space. Thank you and happy holidays. How do people celebrate in Spain?
We usually get together as a family for dinner and then, after midnight, go out to party with friends. That is the most common plan. Many families also get together for lunch and spend the evening together. Winter makes it cozier to be at home :)
Yes, it's very similar to what people do in the States. Gatherings of families and parties throughout the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not every day, mind you, but depending on how social a person is, it can be party-hardy or stay-at-home with cocoa and books. Christmas Day, though, is family time mostly. We've been gathering at my daughter's house since her children were born and we potluck various dishes. There's a bit of rivalry between me and the other grandmother over rice pudding. Vanilla versus lemon.
You displayed a great way to section your time and plan. I would love to plan this way. However, I want to add a perspective that 24 hours are not the same for people who deal with chronic illness and pain. Much of the time in a day comes with working to feel better.
My main goal is to be healthier in my lifestyle because nothing else can get done effectively without my health improving. You talked about the real power of knowing what to devote our time to, which is true because distractions come so quickly and can consume much of our time. Because of what distractions do to our time, sometimes I am selfish with my time.
Focus and commitment can beat out talent because of the grit of being committed. Sometimes, when people are talented, they don't feel like they have to work as hard. I enjoyed reading your post, there are gems in it.
Thank you for your words Raquel! :)
It's a purely mathematical question if you stop to think about it. Everyone has different possibilities within those 24 hours, but as you saw, even when we barely have free time, there is always a lot that can be done in the long run if we commit to a few priorities.
That is the fundamental lesson, to know how you are allocating your time, because there are usually many distractions that constantly take us out of our priority.
You are absolutely right Álvaro. I appreciate your response.
Your observation that “sacrifice hurts” because it requires saying “no” to things we also care about is such an honest take on the difficulty of focus. Yet, you show how this very act is what gives our priorities meaning.
How do you balance the pain of these sacrifices with the long-term fulfillment they bring? It feels like finding peace in the process might be the key to staying committed to our goals.
Hello! :)
I find your reflection very interesting, thank you for sharing it. Indeed, alleviating the pain that can be felt when sacrificing for something can be motivating. That's why motivation, doing things with other people and not in solitude and other types of reinforcements motivate people to give their best version. Because they take away some of the feeling of sacrifice and make the process more rewarding, so you can stick to your goal easily.
This is a really cool idea for organizing and focusing attention. As I get older, though, a lot of youthful pursuits no longer fill the blocks of time. (I've given up my goal of hiking the PTC for example.) At 75, thank goodness, the list is honed. All the clutter has been removed, either by "already done" or "just can't go there." Now I can focus on three pursuits. Hooray! And thank you for giving me permission to accept that's a productive way to proceed.
BTW, where do you get your horizontal section dividers for your page? I've been foraging in clipart sources, but they don't make it easy (or cheap).
Hi Sue! :)
I see it like you in that respect, I'd rather focus on a few priorities than do too many. As I explained in the post, you have to know how you are allocating your time to use it intentionally.
As for the horizontal dividers, I made them using a design free app called “Canva”. Then I paste them as images, as if they were photos.
Yes I've heard of Canva. I'll have to check it out. Meanwhile I took some horizontals from "free" clipart sites, pared off the extra white around them, and now have them, like you do, to post as images. I like that because I can size them to fit the space. Thank you and happy holidays. How do people celebrate in Spain?
We usually get together as a family for dinner and then, after midnight, go out to party with friends. That is the most common plan. Many families also get together for lunch and spend the evening together. Winter makes it cozier to be at home :)
Is that the same in the States?
Yes, it's very similar to what people do in the States. Gatherings of families and parties throughout the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not every day, mind you, but depending on how social a person is, it can be party-hardy or stay-at-home with cocoa and books. Christmas Day, though, is family time mostly. We've been gathering at my daughter's house since her children were born and we potluck various dishes. There's a bit of rivalry between me and the other grandmother over rice pudding. Vanilla versus lemon.