If I stay up all night trying to be more productive because I wanted to get more things done and “make up for” a day where I didn’t get quite what I wanted done...then whatever I stayed up for had better be damn important otherwise I’ve just wasted a lot of time and lowered my quality of life.
Staying up all night to be more productive for the sake of showing off (to myself and/or to others) that I had accomplished more things in one day is not a good enough reason to stay up all night, so I won’t be doing that again for such a lame reason.
I woke up today at noon, having fallen asleep the previous day (the 7th) at 6pm (18:00) or so due to being way too tired. Today was pretty good all things considered! I had a good phone conversation with a friend, walked for about an hour, did some messaging, tidied up multiple things as part of my “Dedicate 1 hour of my time tomorrow to doing tasks that take <=5-10 minutes each.” efforts, and had fun watching (The Great Pretender)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11680468/] on Netflix.
Given that I won’t be staying up all night tonight nor recovering from a prior day where I had stayed up for way too long, I expect slightly better things from myself tomorrow :)
#14
I was frustrated about having such a lazy day on the 6th and wasn’t feeling very tired after writing that day’s shortform (#13) so I decided to stay up...and did. I drank a bunch of coffee around 2-3am to “seal the deal” and managed to stay awake until around 6pm in the evening of the 7th.
I will not state what I accomplished nor how much or how little I accomplished because I’m unhappy I decided to stay up all night just for the sake of productivity signalling in response to being frustrated by how my day on the 6th went. I won’t be doing that again, it wasn’t worth it, and it rarely is. Out of all the times I’ve stayed up all night in my life, only a few times felt like they were actually necessary and worth it, or were rewarding for some other reason. Most of the time staying up all night is a sign of bad execution or inaction with regards to accomplishing some specific goals or meeting certain deadlines, it shows that either a person is just not doing well or they are slacking too much. That has been the case for me, at least. So, no more unless absolutely necessary for survival! Sleep is too necessary to sacrifice for anything less than that.
Reflection: I want to achieve my goals, but I must do so with kindness towards myself and others. Staying up all night is usually unkind to myself, so I will only do so in extreme circumstances where doing so is necessary for survival. Additionally, if I notice myself being frustrated by a lack of progress towards goals, I need to take that seriously and reevaluate how my actions, habits, reactions to current events, and other “inputs” contributed to the buildup of that frustration plus led me to whatever situation I might be in during that moment. Then, take some deep breaths to release the frustration and follow through with better actions. Sometimes that means changing goals, oftentimes that means changing actions and building better habits. Plus, don’t ever forget about selfcare!
Happy Friday Y’all :)
Note: I did not listen to music while writing this. Also, adding a sentence or few sentences to serve as a summary, abstract, or catchy title right after saying “Shortform #X” seems neat, I’ll try that intentionally going forward, did it by accident this time.
Shortform #14 and Shortform #15
#15 I have learned an important lesson!
If I stay up all night trying to be more productive because I wanted to get more things done and “make up for” a day where I didn’t get quite what I wanted done...then whatever I stayed up for had better be damn important otherwise I’ve just wasted a lot of time and lowered my quality of life.
Staying up all night to be more productive for the sake of showing off (to myself and/or to others) that I had accomplished more things in one day is not a good enough reason to stay up all night, so I won’t be doing that again for such a lame reason.
I woke up today at noon, having fallen asleep the previous day (the 7th) at 6pm (18:00) or so due to being way too tired. Today was pretty good all things considered! I had a good phone conversation with a friend, walked for about an hour, did some messaging, tidied up multiple things as part of my “Dedicate 1 hour of my time tomorrow to doing tasks that take <=5-10 minutes each.” efforts, and had fun watching (The Great Pretender)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11680468/] on Netflix.
Given that I won’t be staying up all night tonight nor recovering from a prior day where I had stayed up for way too long, I expect slightly better things from myself tomorrow :)
#14 I was frustrated about having such a lazy day on the 6th and wasn’t feeling very tired after writing that day’s shortform (#13) so I decided to stay up...and did. I drank a bunch of coffee around 2-3am to “seal the deal” and managed to stay awake until around 6pm in the evening of the 7th.
I will not state what I accomplished nor how much or how little I accomplished because I’m unhappy I decided to stay up all night just for the sake of productivity signalling in response to being frustrated by how my day on the 6th went. I won’t be doing that again, it wasn’t worth it, and it rarely is. Out of all the times I’ve stayed up all night in my life, only a few times felt like they were actually necessary and worth it, or were rewarding for some other reason. Most of the time staying up all night is a sign of bad execution or inaction with regards to accomplishing some specific goals or meeting certain deadlines, it shows that either a person is just not doing well or they are slacking too much. That has been the case for me, at least. So, no more unless absolutely necessary for survival! Sleep is too necessary to sacrifice for anything less than that.
Reflection: I want to achieve my goals, but I must do so with kindness towards myself and others. Staying up all night is usually unkind to myself, so I will only do so in extreme circumstances where doing so is necessary for survival. Additionally, if I notice myself being frustrated by a lack of progress towards goals, I need to take that seriously and reevaluate how my actions, habits, reactions to current events, and other “inputs” contributed to the buildup of that frustration plus led me to whatever situation I might be in during that moment. Then, take some deep breaths to release the frustration and follow through with better actions. Sometimes that means changing goals, oftentimes that means changing actions and building better habits. Plus, don’t ever forget about selfcare!
Happy Friday Y’all :)
Note: I did not listen to music while writing this. Also, adding a sentence or few sentences to serve as a summary, abstract, or catchy title right after saying “Shortform #X” seems neat, I’ll try that intentionally going forward, did it by accident this time.