be more productive

I can do this! Must not be distracted!
6 hour’s of studying is better than none.
I will start now and stay of the computer till tonight.

I want to study 8 hours a day. I’m always doing great in the morning, still okay in the afternoon, but once it’s evening (usualy about 8 or 9 o’clock) all my energy is gone and then I can’t even read a single sentence of my studybooks. It’s really frustrating that I’m tired after only 6 hours of studying. I take breaks often enough and not too often or too long, so I really don’t know what’s the cause of this.

I have a lot of time for myself but I feel like I waste it all doing nothing. I can spend hours in front of the computer or TV. Sometimes I promise to cook a special dinner and I never get around to doing it. There are a lot of things I want to learn but I get to lazy to learn them. Recently I feel like I’m seriously wasting my time and it’s making me a little depressed. I have to get up and do more with my life.

I like to make to do lists to help me with what I am doing. I feel better organized and also more secure as it becomes easier to remember things. It feels good to cross things off a list.

But on the other hand, “work” is never truly finished. And you can’t be perfect either. You can help yourself along by thinking of things like the Lakein Priniciple… “What is the best use of my time at this moment?” Or even the Pareto Prinicple and others.

Today I got up early and went to church with dad. Then I came back home. I vacuumed our floor. Hey, I did something productive today. At least I didn’t sit on my ass the whole day in front of the computer. If only I could make better progress from now on. I don’t want to waste my life away in front of the comp. I think I may have a serious internet addiction. Am I the only one I know? It’s ridiculous.

stop spending so many hours on the computer all the time. I’ve been known to waste entire days at a time just sitting in front of the screen. This is my main distraction, and it’s causing me to fail in life. I feel like it’s taken over me.

Instead of checking email numerous times a day, I will only limit it to two (morning and night). I will allow myself only one hour on the computer when I first wake up. After that, I will get to my chores or whatever work I have to do that day. I will not use the computer until I am done with my work for the day, or only at night after dinner. Computer time is how I’m going to reward myself.

I’ve tried to be productive in general, and I’ve succeeded to some extent, more in some areas then others.

One area I wasn’t doing well in is writing. I want to write more often, every day if I can, but it hasn’t been happening. I didn’t add this to my goals on 43T because I didn’t think I would actually do it.

When it comes to writing, I have a hard time staying motivated. However, I’ve recently joind writing4all, a site where writers share their creative writing and give/get feedback. This online community has a big emphasys on participation, so I’m hoping it will get me writing.

I’m so terrible about keeping touch with people. I usually put off email forever until they’re forgotten. I replied to my best friend’s email though, which is what I had planned for tonight, and it only took me about fifteen minutes instead of an hour. The trick for me was being more casual about writing than I usually am and not worrying as much about how it sounds. I just need to have more confidence in what I do and not overthink it :)

But during my sick day today I did some shopping online for sheets and other household items, ordered checks over the phone and talked to my credit union and made steps to arrange online banking so I can pay my loan online.

I still want to get more done today, for some reason I’m struck with that desire when I stay home sick, but I’ll make sure to relax too.

I waste to much time doing nothing. Making this list is a start on being more productive.