Being Present, Clear Thinking and Ideas
This weeks entry is difficult to explain, but the backstory is relatively straightforward. I've been wanting to work on carving out time to thinking as well as restoring my work/life balance. The 9-5 idea was inspired by the Akon interview where he discusses Eminem working 9-5. Then, I've been wanting carve out 'thinking time' after watching a biography on Albert Einstein. So, the scope of this project will be to threefold: firstly, I'll look to have my phone switched off from 17:30 on an evening until 09:00 a.m. when I start work. This way I am fully present for my family. Secondly, I will look to dedicate time to 'deep thinking' here I will quantify this by an allocated amount of time for thinking. Thirdly, based on the clarity of thought I have from my deep thinking session, I will try to spend time discussing ideas with others (in particular my partner). What am I hoping to get out of this? Ultimately, clearer thoughts, more ideas and a better collaboration with people I know. I also want to (although I won't measure these) have a better split between sleep, work and play. Again, here I am borrowing an idea from Albert Einstein about splitting your day into 3s. 1/8th for work, the other for sleep and the other for play or creativity. It'll be even more challenging as I'm away for a few days this week, though perhaps this is the best time to get started.
