I have this bad when school is back in session. The first few weeks always appear to be a chaotic imbalance between productivity and being wasteful with my time. Whenever school starts back there's a mixture of excitement, nervousness and being overwhelmed that creeps over me. I'm excited about the new challenges I'll be faced with as a teacher, but also nervous about the group as well: how we'll mesh, how I'm going to teach them. And feeling overwhelmed because with a new school year comes also a lot of demands on my time. At work and at home. Because work runs over into home in the beginning. There's just so much to get together for class, for the parents, for the students, for roles,etc. And it becomes a question of what time do I shut off? What time do I stop so I can actually rest? Because I know I'm going to get up early, like 5:30 a.m. or before early because I'm trying to maximize my morning time into things of enjoyment that I rarely get to do after work and the gym...
So, this leads me to going back to something I used to do that worked really well. I used to have a productivity hour in the evening. I'd write on my white board what I was going to do, set my timer and get at it. Why? Well for starters it keeps me on task. Also, i know that when that timer dings... I need to wrap it up and go on to the something else. Usually getting ready for bed,the next day, reading. So, I must take that back on this week. Because I am not trying to get burned out or overly frustrated before I even get started with class. I know I have a challenge ahead of me... but here's to mindfulness, productivity and health.
How do you keep yourself from burning the midnight oil constantly?
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