Crunch Time

The first three days’ focus ends, the new one pondered.

The first three days’ focus didn't turn out as well as it should've, but it is also wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been. The reality is that I managed to do core exercises each of the three days. I’m putting that one in the win column.

Predictably, or, to be honest, what I should’ve hypothesized would be a result, was that, in focusing on one thing for several days, I found myself more motivated to do other things. For example, I was thinking about making sure that I worked on my core muscles, yet I also started thinking about a yard project, read another 60 or so pages of a book, kept the kitchen clean, and wrote some more brainstormed ideas for a book that I’d like to write. So, if nothing else, these three days’ focus projects may set me up for continued success in doing all of the little things right. Heck, I even did some more thinking about a barbershop arrangement that I hope to write.

The question now becomes “What do I focus on for these next three days?” I think that I have my answer, and the answer comes from noticing inconveniences in my work-out time. I tend to not work out when I feel confined by space. Scratch that. I tend not to do ANY work when I’m confined or when there is the slightest hindrance to working on a project. My room, you see, is not very open because I have too much clutter. Clutter, though, is a problem not easily dealt with… For me, at least. I have found that I don’t like to start a project unless I can stay with it and get it completed. And, I don’t like to take things out of containers (I should have noted earlier that these containers contain all of the stuff that I describe as clutter; I’ve gotten better at not leaving clutter out in the open.

So, my conclusion is that the three days’ focus for Wednesday through Friday is going to be working on that stack of storage buckets so that I have more openness in my bedroom. Heck, maybe I’ll even do a few core exercises along the way if the principle of being more motivated to do other things while I work on a principle project continues to hold true. Turn on the music, Self, you’ve got three days of hard work ahead of you. Rock on.