As we near the near of March (first quarter of 2024 almost complete). I continued on my journey of discovery. I learned that I am continually multitask in almost areas of my life, and it doesnt serve me. From sharing an article while in the midst of reading or viewing it to doom scrolling in the mornings with Zyan, to jumping to answer while my wife is in the middle of her thoughts. Each instance revealed my lack of presence and need to bounce around instead of just being.
In my quest to create systems, it hits me that those systems will only succeed if a) I complete them and b) I implement them and c) I stick to them. My need to try it all does open up new avenues, but there are far too many times that instead of taking the time to absorb it and really learn it, I jump to the next thing. That gets to stop now. It’s funny that I only realized this when I was in the middle of sharing an article about the negative affects of a cellphone based childhood. I wasnt done reading it, but my need to share so strong that I stopped and took the time to send it out to multiple people.
And then I watched a video on Focus and Productivity by the Huberman Lab and it hit me that the lessons I keep hearing are the same, put away the phone, get off social media, set an area that allows for flow and creativity, get bored, get comfortable with solitude, read, lean, be present, and mindful. I know this, yet I struggle sometimes because what they don’t tell you. its hard to do when you have apps designed so you cannot stop being distracted,. cannot stop getting that dopamine hit, cannot stop looking, feeling like you doing something when you are not.
It hit me that my love of learning can be a savior if only I can manage the need to jump around. So this new quarter will be about single tasking, being mindful, being present, because I also learned that I don’t have to be stuck with the past and present me. I can create a future me NOW (thanks for the great article Harvard Business Review). Besides the wonderful time I got with Zyan and my wife as well multiple loved ones, I got to think and decide on what it is that I wish to become. Pretty powerful stuff for the weekend.
Happy Monday 🙂