Last week, I wrote about my routine on a bad day, but I don’t want every post to be negative. I finished that blog, then started to piece together what a good morning looks like for me. It all starts with waking up. I rarely get to choose how much motivation I have when my eyes open, but on the good days, something magical happens: the duvet flies off me. I’m on my feet before I even get the chance to procrastinate. From then, it’s all about keeping momentum.
I find that I get most work done when I stay away from home. I always have my laptop and notebooks ready in my bag for the day ahead. Since I’m currently a student at university, I make sure to get the bus to campus. The more distance between me and home – and my bed – the more I will work. Even when I burn out, I make sure to stay where I’m at. I’d rather have a break from work in the library than at home. Once in bed, I begin to scroll on my phone, and that leads me to turning on the television. Before I know it, I’ve been lying in bed for two hours doing nothing when all I needed was a fifteen-minute break for my brain to relax. When I face burnout, I tell myself that only the result matters; the process is irrelevant.
At the end of the day, I would rather be tired from working hard than bored in bed, wishing I had done more.
