(For that to happen, I realize I may need to stop moving to a new state every six months.) As for socializing, fun, and games, my dream is to have a close core of friends not unlike the show “Friends” and also a best friend (wife) to share my life with. I’ve said it before, but time spent working is an incomplete measure of productivity. An even split of work and play keeps us refreshed and at our best while we are working.
#THE MAKINGS FOR A PERFECT DAY TV#
Society tells us that we’re allowed one 30 minute TV show for 12 hours of work, but society is wrong. If anything, four hours is not enough time. My perfect day isn’t rigid, and if I miss something or have to cut something short, I know it’s for a good reason.įour hours is too much? Surely you jest! Playing and socializing are vital. Making dinner could steal some time from another area, but that’s fine. I’m getting more interested in cooking, especially because restaurants add in a lot of unnecessary junk to their food. It’s a good way to ease into my second and final writing session for the day. This is strategic, as email responses don’t require too much mental effort (like writing content does). The first thing I’d do after exercising is respond to email. It’s been shown to improve everything from your mood to your brain to your biceps. Working out is a part of my perfect day because it makes me feel great on multiple levels. I like to alternate weights and cardio (specifically, basketball) each day. I really like to go out to eat, too, so I’ve got to have at least one meal at a restaurant in my perfect day. There are a lot of delicious lunch options out there, and this is sandwiched (lunch pun) between my most active parts of the day. I’d probably go out for lunch for my perfect day. The main idea is to get out of the house (the struggle of the self-employed). I think it’s important to spend time in nature, or at least to walk around in the city a little bit if nature is out of reach. This is the too-often neglected part of my life. It makes everything I do afterwards feel better.
I like the idea of knocking out a significant amount of work in the morning. I also find writing to be fulfilling and cathartic, so that’s a bonus. There’s nothing as empowering as a strong start to your day! This is a big part of physical health and starting the day off well. During my perfect day, I have my favorite breakfast foods ready to go-avocado, grapefruit, and eggs-and I devour them like a gruesome monster. Other times, I don’t have the right food at home. Sometimes, I’m too tired or lazy to fix it. That said, I would prefer this order of events.Īs simple as this sounds, I often fail to eat a good breakfast. This is flexible, which fits my desire to be open for spontaneity. Rather than doing things at specific times, my list adds up to 16 hours, which leaves 8 hours for sleeping.
I’ll explain my reasoning for each choice. If you’re going to work in an office for your career, then include the perfect workday into your plans. In other words, if you’re never going to move to Fiji, don’t have your perfect day revolve around exploring Fiji.
Try to make your perfect day somewhat realistic. If you have a significant other or a 9-5 job, your list might look different than mine. If you could live out one day for the rest of your life, how would it be structured? So it makes sense to think about the best possible day as a framework for where you want to be in life. The only chunk of time we ever have to work with is the day, the rising and setting of the sun. You can think of categories of needs (spiritual, physical, mental, emotional).You can think of relationships you want (friendships, family, romance).You can think of things you want (material possessions).When you design your perfect day, you discover most of them! There are a few ways to think about what you want in life. Photo from my cross country train trip (March 2016)
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