I get it... I've been there too.
You get time to yourself at home and suddenly all your personal goals and to-do lists disappear. You look at your watch or clock and realize it is 10:00 P.M. and you have gotten nothing accomplished for the day. Where did all the time go? I like to call it the "Boredom Cycle". (I know, that's a very clever name.) You get into a cycle of boredom and cannot get out of it. There are three main reasons you begin the cycle: 1) You get into a bad mood. You have received some negative news... It's pouring buckets outside... There is nothing appetizing to eat in your fridge. I get it, we all have negative days. You get into a bad mood, and suddenly don't have the strength or energy to do anything. 2) You just don't know what to do. This is the easiest way to get into the cycle. You generally are just bored. You had canceled plans or woke up without any goals for the day. Chances are you'll spend the day on the couch or in bed streaming something. 3) You feel unproductive. This always catches people off-guard. When you feel like you are being unproductive, it usually pushes you to keep doing nothing. I know personally that when I feel like my efforts are getting me nowhere, I tend to stop trying to get to my original goal. The way it becomes a cycle is that once you've gotten into a phase, it induces the other phases. Being in a bad mood means you don't have the energy to do anything, not doing anything creates boredom, and being bored makes you feel unproductive which then generates a bad mood. No matter what phase you start on, it is easy to get stuck in the cycle. Then before you realize it, you've wasted your entire spring break or summer (etc.)... Here are ways to instantly break out of the Boredom Cycle: 1) You have to own up to being unproductive. If you don't address an issue, it will never get fixed. Once you realize you are wasting time, it is easier to break out of the cycle. 2) You have to set goals for yourself. If you don't make goals to fill up your empty time, then what are you going to do? Whether it's working out or watching one episode a day of your favorite TV series... Set realistic daily goals to fill up your time. 3) Get out of your funk. If you are in a bad mood or feeling unproductive, be proactive with your life. Turn on some good dancing music, paint your nails, cook a meal... Whatever it takes to pull you out of a bad mood! Once you are feeling better about yourself, you'll be more open-minded and optimistic towards your goals. 4) Organise your day. One of the biggest reasons you are wasting time is because you don't realize how much time you are wasting! I dare each and every reader (male or female) to research bullet journaling either online or on Pinterest because it has changed my life. Before journaling, I couldn't keep track of when I had appointments, how much water I had been drinking or when I was spending time outside... I literally would forget what I had for dinner the night before. Once I started bullet journaling I was doing more than I had been doing the past month and a half. Suddenly, I had time to work out, make and edit videos, start a blog, drink half a gallon of water a day (which yes, can be time-consuming). So consider taking up journaling, because I promise it is worth your time and effort. If you follow these four small and easy steps, I promise you will start to see a change in how much you can accomplish each day. Not only will you become more proactive in your free time, but you will begin creating healthy habits and become more optimistic when creating goals and tasks. My next blog post will show you how to break your day down by the hour and create an effective schedule for maximum productivity! Stay tuned Signing off, Syd
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