Unscheduled time
I keep talking about needing more rest time and decided to ask for advice on how to define it. I looked at leisure time but that wasn't quite what I needed. No, I just need to not be following a routine for a set amount of time. I just need a block of time that is set aside. I don't mean sleeping. I mean conscious time where my brain gets a break.
At first it sounds like a paradox, scheduling unscheduled time. But it isn't. I set blocks of time aside all the time in order to do work. This is simply setting a block of time aside that I can't put anything in. It's a container that can't contain anything.
So today I didn't select any tasks for the day. I usually select 2-4 tasks that I want to complete in any given day. These are larger then to do items and are always academic. I've considered putting social and housekeeping obligations on the list, but instead my solution is simply to not list anything for that specific day if I know I have lots going on.
But today I haven't listed anything. After school, unless I have an active migraine, I'm going to go wander around the mall. I want to get a container for my wife to put her back pack in. Other then that it's just something to do that isn't at home. Home, a place where work happens.
I'm going to try rest as unscheduled time and see if it works.
At first it sounds like a paradox, scheduling unscheduled time. But it isn't. I set blocks of time aside all the time in order to do work. This is simply setting a block of time aside that I can't put anything in. It's a container that can't contain anything.
So today I didn't select any tasks for the day. I usually select 2-4 tasks that I want to complete in any given day. These are larger then to do items and are always academic. I've considered putting social and housekeeping obligations on the list, but instead my solution is simply to not list anything for that specific day if I know I have lots going on.
But today I haven't listed anything. After school, unless I have an active migraine, I'm going to go wander around the mall. I want to get a container for my wife to put her back pack in. Other then that it's just something to do that isn't at home. Home, a place where work happens.
I'm going to try rest as unscheduled time and see if it works.
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