A note on Day Zero Project on the goal: limit my commitments

PROGRESS UPDATE

A goal of Anna the Owl on their Bucket List (ever incomplete) list with a status of Done.

This is the hardest part of adopting a more minimal lifestyle!

I'm always working on too many things at once. Even currently: studying at two faculties, writing my thesis, preparing a conference presentation, giving private lessons, doing an online "internship", learning calligraphy, learning Tarot divination... always pressed for time, always having tons of overdue tasks - and fed up with it.

I've led this lifestyle long enough, I know it's possible, I know I can do this - but I do not want to anymore. Now, I would prefer to determine what is important and focus on that. Maybe it will be enough to finish my studies to complete this goal, as many of the commitments will finally disappear. Maybe not; I will probably see that sometime in July/August : )

Posted 11 years ago

Related Notes:

OK. I think that now I have it all under control. That's the plan for the next half a year:
July:
1) work
2) Chinese course
3) redaction (2-3 articles a week)
4) proofreading (2 chapters a week)

August-September:
1) work
2) redaction (2-3 articles a week)
3) proofreading (2 chapters a week)

October-December:
1) work
2) studies (one faculty)
3) redaction (2-3 articles a week)
4) proofreading (2 chapters a week)

The key is to understand that those are my only real *commitments* to other people or organisations. All my other projects are my own pursuits, not bound by any regulations. Of course, they are "commitments to myself", but they should be a pleasure and not an obligation. And having hobbies is hardly a commitment.
I will move this goal back to "undone" if it seems that I'm forgetting this. (less) (less) (less)

11 years ago