A different approach
Okay. I finally put my foot down and set aside a time for me to write.
My morning ritual begins about 7:30-ish. Every working day I would drive to work (25 mins if traffic is clear), put my notebook in my place and go for my breakfast. The breakfast place that I frequent is at a local mamak. I would order my usual "teh halia" (tea with ginger essence), a "roti canai" and two half-boiled eggs. I would then take my time to finish off my meal and to psyche myself up for the daily work in office. Time spent there till I get back to my class would be about 20 minutes, and with 30-odd minutes to spare. This ritual I've been practicing since two months ago and I think it's a good one. Better than the one I followed previously.
Priviously I woke up about 8:30-ish and then do a mad rush to the office only to find myself in a traffic jam and no parking. So rushed was I that I often get tensed (from the traffic, no breakfast and not able to calm myself down for the day). This would follow by me being cranky and being not able to function at optimal level. A down spiral would follow suit (not able to function well leads to being more cranky which leads to more mistakes and more cranky).
By having a new routine, I would have additional half-hour now convince myself to do something rather than waiting for time. So why not continue where I left off at blogging. :)
My only problem now is the other half of the 24-hour period. I leave office about 7:00-ish and reach home about 7:45. My dinner would soon follow and I would try to beat my sister to the computer (she would take about 3 hours online looking at pictures from friendsters/facebook/etc and writing emails). If I were to beat her to it (80% I win), I would be doing about 2 hours on Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour. I often take that long because I kill my computer opponent slowly (call me a sadist but hey, it's only a game. :) ). This would follow by television (if there's anything on that interest me) for an hour before I go online until bedtime about 1:30.
Hmmm...this daily routine puts me into a position to step back and look. I mean I've changed my "wake up for work" routine and now I'm trying to change my "go to bed" routine. I have to sleep early. Lack of sleep puts me into "cranky mode" the next morning. Sigh. Having said that, there's a link to this fact, and here it is: Amp Up Your Brain. Looking at the article, I would need to find at least 7 hours to sleep at night and this means, sleep early.
Alrighty then...time to work. Wooosah.
This is Brian, over and out.
My morning ritual begins about 7:30-ish. Every working day I would drive to work (25 mins if traffic is clear), put my notebook in my place and go for my breakfast. The breakfast place that I frequent is at a local mamak. I would order my usual "teh halia" (tea with ginger essence), a "roti canai" and two half-boiled eggs. I would then take my time to finish off my meal and to psyche myself up for the daily work in office. Time spent there till I get back to my class would be about 20 minutes, and with 30-odd minutes to spare. This ritual I've been practicing since two months ago and I think it's a good one. Better than the one I followed previously.
Priviously I woke up about 8:30-ish and then do a mad rush to the office only to find myself in a traffic jam and no parking. So rushed was I that I often get tensed (from the traffic, no breakfast and not able to calm myself down for the day). This would follow by me being cranky and being not able to function at optimal level. A down spiral would follow suit (not able to function well leads to being more cranky which leads to more mistakes and more cranky).
By having a new routine, I would have additional half-hour now convince myself to do something rather than waiting for time. So why not continue where I left off at blogging. :)
My only problem now is the other half of the 24-hour period. I leave office about 7:00-ish and reach home about 7:45. My dinner would soon follow and I would try to beat my sister to the computer (she would take about 3 hours online looking at pictures from friendsters/facebook/etc and writing emails). If I were to beat her to it (80% I win), I would be doing about 2 hours on Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour. I often take that long because I kill my computer opponent slowly (call me a sadist but hey, it's only a game. :) ). This would follow by television (if there's anything on that interest me) for an hour before I go online until bedtime about 1:30.
Hmmm...this daily routine puts me into a position to step back and look. I mean I've changed my "wake up for work" routine and now I'm trying to change my "go to bed" routine. I have to sleep early. Lack of sleep puts me into "cranky mode" the next morning. Sigh. Having said that, there's a link to this fact, and here it is: Amp Up Your Brain. Looking at the article, I would need to find at least 7 hours to sleep at night and this means, sleep early.
Alrighty then...time to work. Wooosah.
This is Brian, over and out.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
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