So, some thoughts on the month thus far (which is most of the month):
- I have definitely made progress in making my work days less fragmented. Most days I have managed to spend the majority of the day, often in one nearly-contiguous block, working on a single thing. This is very good.
- I accepted one new work obligation I really should have turned down this month. This is less good. It felt like a favor for a friend. I should have just refused. Oh well. I did manage to turn down one other thing. So I could have done worse.
- Relaxing at home… I’m still spending a bit more time on “random shit” and a bit less time on my hobbies than I’d like.
As February approaches, I think I should:
- Make some concrete goals for the month for things I’d like to get done. What is a reasonable amount to accomplish, at work and at home? The most important goal for each? (Just thinking this already reveals some tension—I kind of have trouble picking what I think the most important work project is to finish in Februrary, but if I don’t even know that, how am I going to avoid spreading myself thin again??)
- Make a new on-theme goal. Possibilities include: do-less goal for watching youtube? do-more goal for piano practice? A toggl goal on whichever project I decide is most important to finish at work? Some other goal for the most important project to finish at work?