Knowing the Next Step

A page out of my journal 2 years ago.

Photo by Jens Mahnke

Pain

At this moment I don’t know how to move on. What are the components of this obstruction?

Reflection

I guess it is because:

• there are things to do, but too many
• there are things to do, but I am not sure if they are the right things to do
• doubt about the right things to do that make the most progress
• having a too perfectionist view which witholds me from starting
• i really don’t know what to do
• feeling fatigued or uninspired

Progress

I can have better days if I:

• identify important things
• How? Imagine your perfect day
• What is needed to reach this perfect day?
• What are your time wasters and things that don’t add to this perfect day?
• What are the things that give you energy during your perfect day?
• Do more of this
• minimizing activities
• automate recurring time wasters
• starting and finishing activities instead of doing them perfect
• when fatigued or uninspired, doing ‘more’ has never helped. just sport, go outside or see friends.
• allocate times to work > 2 x 2 hours a day
• read more

What do you do when you don’t know the next step?