How I see it.
Jan. 4th, 2012 07:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trickykittyI don't have dreams OR goals. I have projects.
Sometimes I start a new project, sometimes I'm working on old projects, and every once in a blue moon I actually finish a project. Sometimes I abandon a project, and that's okay, because I usually have ten thousand other projects waiting in the wings.
Working out on the elliptical is just another on-going project for me. I don't have a regular workout schedule to beat me up when I get off of it. There's no goal of losing X number of pounds in X amount of time. The same holds true for class. There's levels, but I don't have any specific aspirations to attain a certain level.
I think in a way I also look at hanging out with friends as on-going projects as well. I enjoy the activity immensely, but it takes a lot of energy out of me, and requires me to hunker down and recharge after too much friend time. That's the number one difference between a natural introvert and a natural extrovert. I'm a very outgoing introvert.
All the rest of it is simply having a life. What I eat and how much I sleep is part of having a life - I don't do diets - I have a diet. I don't stick to a budget - I have monetary constraints and decisions that I make in the moment based on those constraints - I just happen to consider those constraints quite carefully before making decisions. The most planning I ever really do is to try and give myself 8hrs of sleep every night based on my time constraints for the next day.
I balance taking care of the essentials with keeping myself occupied with projects. I get bored quite easily and will OCD on new projects without thinking. For instance, I've been known to get so wrapped up in my projects that I forget to eat and sleep, and that's no bueno.
Sometimes I start a new project, sometimes I'm working on old projects, and every once in a blue moon I actually finish a project. Sometimes I abandon a project, and that's okay, because I usually have ten thousand other projects waiting in the wings.
Working out on the elliptical is just another on-going project for me. I don't have a regular workout schedule to beat me up when I get off of it. There's no goal of losing X number of pounds in X amount of time. The same holds true for class. There's levels, but I don't have any specific aspirations to attain a certain level.
I think in a way I also look at hanging out with friends as on-going projects as well. I enjoy the activity immensely, but it takes a lot of energy out of me, and requires me to hunker down and recharge after too much friend time. That's the number one difference between a natural introvert and a natural extrovert. I'm a very outgoing introvert.
All the rest of it is simply having a life. What I eat and how much I sleep is part of having a life - I don't do diets - I have a diet. I don't stick to a budget - I have monetary constraints and decisions that I make in the moment based on those constraints - I just happen to consider those constraints quite carefully before making decisions. The most planning I ever really do is to try and give myself 8hrs of sleep every night based on my time constraints for the next day.
I balance taking care of the essentials with keeping myself occupied with projects. I get bored quite easily and will OCD on new projects without thinking. For instance, I've been known to get so wrapped up in my projects that I forget to eat and sleep, and that's no bueno.
