If your answer to "What do you do?" pretty much trails off into silence after some sort of a well-practiced verbiage about your job description, then you're a little like me. Unfortunately, that's not a compliment.
I think that having an overly emphatic single dimension to your life is, if nothing, boring. Unless you're Sherlock Holmes & even he played the violin. And you could also argue that efficient, super-specialized systems are not all that resilient. So having multiple aspects to who you are makes not only for interesting hobnobbing but might keep your head bobbing over the high-water mark during hard times - also known as the times we live in.
The first thing to do is make time. Yes, it is possible. And no, your working memory is not good enough. Make lists. Get a tool - I use evernote & calendar apps. You can use pen & paper, if you like.
If you're like me, your list would be full of uninteresting stuff like paying bills & what not. Uninteresting, but important, hopefully. Listing is one thing, getting them done is another. My general "blood test" is pending for 13 months now. Don't be like me & check things off.
Hopefully, working off a finite list of "things to do" would get things done, & get them done sooner. Secondly, it would avoid more work because you missed something & rectifying takes more time than getting it right the first time. Third, it will reduce stress on your overly taxed working memory & you can think of other things like going for a run or haiku poetry.
So now that you have more time, you can look at your uninspiring list, & after having cried to your pillow, go about making it more interesting. The way to do this is answering the question: what is of value that engages you? Yes, of value - so watching television is out. As is conspicuous consumption.
And when your local club cheers your rock band or your neighborhood is a cleaner, greener place because of you - you know whom to thank.
I think that having an overly emphatic single dimension to your life is, if nothing, boring. Unless you're Sherlock Holmes & even he played the violin. And you could also argue that efficient, super-specialized systems are not all that resilient. So having multiple aspects to who you are makes not only for interesting hobnobbing but might keep your head bobbing over the high-water mark during hard times - also known as the times we live in.
The first thing to do is make time. Yes, it is possible. And no, your working memory is not good enough. Make lists. Get a tool - I use evernote & calendar apps. You can use pen & paper, if you like.
If you're like me, your list would be full of uninteresting stuff like paying bills & what not. Uninteresting, but important, hopefully. Listing is one thing, getting them done is another. My general "blood test" is pending for 13 months now. Don't be like me & check things off.
Hopefully, working off a finite list of "things to do" would get things done, & get them done sooner. Secondly, it would avoid more work because you missed something & rectifying takes more time than getting it right the first time. Third, it will reduce stress on your overly taxed working memory & you can think of other things like going for a run or haiku poetry.
So now that you have more time, you can look at your uninspiring list, & after having cried to your pillow, go about making it more interesting. The way to do this is answering the question: what is of value that engages you? Yes, of value - so watching television is out. As is conspicuous consumption.
And when your local club cheers your rock band or your neighborhood is a cleaner, greener place because of you - you know whom to thank.
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