Hello. Phew, it really has been a while since I last write. How are you guys doing?
For me, it's been a-okay. I turned 24 back in March (happy birthday to me~), and the day went by uneventfully. Well, I still remember the celebration with my family, and it was a lot of fun, so I guess not that uneventfully.
I want to inform you that Indonesia has been hit, bad, by the Covid-19 pandemic, and it brings me back home to Bandung. I have been spending months in the comfort of my home, and I must say I love it. I never want to get back to Jakarta, even the thought of having to wake up alone in a cramped room and go to work at 9AM until God knows when. The thought of having to repeat that routine over and over again is sending chills all over my body.. kill me already.
I have been doing SO GOOD in the meantime. I take my time to do my morning yoga in a much more spacious room, and it's actually making my mood better. It's like that one "Environment" mood in The Sims, you know? It's continuously been green while I'm here in Bandung. In Jakarta, the best it's probably orange with an occasional green during the weekend when I get to travel.
As such, I finally have the same privilege as other laborers, free time! Time to organize and manage my own work, time to exercise, time to chat with my family, time to lounge around. I was happy! This newly found freedom has never felt so good. Until it became my own boomerang. The false sense of having "time" sends me to the edge of "Rush." I tend to do my work in a rush, under pressure. I like it better when I am prepared. I want to take my time to scrutinize all the tiny little details, and having a false sense of "time" has robbed me out of that experience.
I read this "Get Your Shit Together" book by Sarah Knight, which affirmed me to be more mindful about the way I am using my time. In her book, she said that understanding time is the key to getting your shit together. What can you do to improve your understanding of time? Simple. Time yourself doing daily tasks. And I did that. I already did that with my work because I am billed hourly, but I have not been timing myself doing my daily tasks like the book told me to.. like who in their right mind would time themselves doing the mundane routine like eating or showering? Me. Yep. I timed everything, including my procrastination.
Procrastination makes up 30% of my day, and it scares me. The time I spent scrolling on the social media.. wasting my time away, and for what? Most of the time, it did not bring a good impact on my emotions and well-being either. I was not on social media to socialize either, I was only scrolling to see "What's going on" while slowly losing my own sense of "now."
Having realized that, I decided to set a daily routine. List of tasks that needs to be done/carried out regularly, regardless of the sequence. I included working out, eating, showering, Master's degree preparation, work, downtime, etc. I set down the tasks that I want to incorporate as my "habit" so that I can eliminate that extra "thinking" time to do these tasks, and I time myself doing them. It's been going well so far. There are times when I was too lazy to time, of course, especially during the weekend. But I notice that I tend to be in a good mood and just in an overall good condition when I feel like I have control over my shit compared to when I'm not, so that keeps me back on track.
All of these things I have done may not even be realized if I'm still in Jakarta doing my mundane routine. I really hope the work culture in my office will change after this WFH. I think by now, people must have understood that productivity has nothing to do with sitting in front of a cubicle from Monday to Friday every day. Having the freedom to choose your workspace actually do wonders, not only to your productivity, your quality of work but to your mental health as well.
I hope you guys are staying healthy and sane. Stay on track!
P.s. I have been losing weight, and I have to say I am in my best physique after a long time. Home-cooked food and Chloe Ting set of exercise really do wonders for my body.
For me, it's been a-okay. I turned 24 back in March (happy birthday to me~), and the day went by uneventfully. Well, I still remember the celebration with my family, and it was a lot of fun, so I guess not that uneventfully.
I want to inform you that Indonesia has been hit, bad, by the Covid-19 pandemic, and it brings me back home to Bandung. I have been spending months in the comfort of my home, and I must say I love it. I never want to get back to Jakarta, even the thought of having to wake up alone in a cramped room and go to work at 9AM until God knows when. The thought of having to repeat that routine over and over again is sending chills all over my body.. kill me already.
I have been doing SO GOOD in the meantime. I take my time to do my morning yoga in a much more spacious room, and it's actually making my mood better. It's like that one "Environment" mood in The Sims, you know? It's continuously been green while I'm here in Bandung. In Jakarta, the best it's probably orange with an occasional green during the weekend when I get to travel.
As such, I finally have the same privilege as other laborers, free time! Time to organize and manage my own work, time to exercise, time to chat with my family, time to lounge around. I was happy! This newly found freedom has never felt so good. Until it became my own boomerang. The false sense of having "time" sends me to the edge of "Rush." I tend to do my work in a rush, under pressure. I like it better when I am prepared. I want to take my time to scrutinize all the tiny little details, and having a false sense of "time" has robbed me out of that experience.
I read this "Get Your Shit Together" book by Sarah Knight, which affirmed me to be more mindful about the way I am using my time. In her book, she said that understanding time is the key to getting your shit together. What can you do to improve your understanding of time? Simple. Time yourself doing daily tasks. And I did that. I already did that with my work because I am billed hourly, but I have not been timing myself doing my daily tasks like the book told me to.. like who in their right mind would time themselves doing the mundane routine like eating or showering? Me. Yep. I timed everything, including my procrastination.
Procrastination makes up 30% of my day, and it scares me. The time I spent scrolling on the social media.. wasting my time away, and for what? Most of the time, it did not bring a good impact on my emotions and well-being either. I was not on social media to socialize either, I was only scrolling to see "What's going on" while slowly losing my own sense of "now."
Having realized that, I decided to set a daily routine. List of tasks that needs to be done/carried out regularly, regardless of the sequence. I included working out, eating, showering, Master's degree preparation, work, downtime, etc. I set down the tasks that I want to incorporate as my "habit" so that I can eliminate that extra "thinking" time to do these tasks, and I time myself doing them. It's been going well so far. There are times when I was too lazy to time, of course, especially during the weekend. But I notice that I tend to be in a good mood and just in an overall good condition when I feel like I have control over my shit compared to when I'm not, so that keeps me back on track.
All of these things I have done may not even be realized if I'm still in Jakarta doing my mundane routine. I really hope the work culture in my office will change after this WFH. I think by now, people must have understood that productivity has nothing to do with sitting in front of a cubicle from Monday to Friday every day. Having the freedom to choose your workspace actually do wonders, not only to your productivity, your quality of work but to your mental health as well.
I hope you guys are staying healthy and sane. Stay on track!
P.s. I have been losing weight, and I have to say I am in my best physique after a long time. Home-cooked food and Chloe Ting set of exercise really do wonders for my body.
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