My daily objective is to nurture all My life areas but doing something for each. I assign each life area to a time block.
Morning | Afternoon and Evening |
---|---|
Understanding | Overseeing |
Creating | Sustaining |
Connecting | |
Restoring |
Pre-desk (~7:00β8:00)
- Wake up.
- Feed my cats.
- Wash my face.
- Walk with Lea (if she is awake).
- Weigh in.
- Drink two glasses of water.
Uninterrupted morning block (~8:00β12:00)
Rules
- Forest on my phone
- No social media and email
- Alone at my desk
- No meetings
- Work in 25 m/5 m pomodoros, sticking on one task
- No extended breaks (maintain momentum, not combat fatigue)
Core block
Core block is non-negotiable. If a project requires more time, I could forgo of subsequent phases of my morning routine to accommodate it, except my core routine.
- Meditate.
- Write 5MJ.
- Free write one to three pages on my Diary.
- Read one poem.
- Open and back up laptop.
- Write daily review report (See My daily review routine).
Writing block
Details here are allowed to change depending on my projects and their status.
- If a project is available, open things and perform a preplanned menu of actions (ideally prepared during the Weekly review).
- If a project is unavailable, perform my morning writing practice.
- I am also allowed to just use to read through a stack of material if that is whatβs necessary.
Lunch Break (12:00β1:30)
- Lunch.
- Dishes.
- Brush my teeth.
- Feed the cats.
- Take a bath.
Unstructured Time (~1:30β5:00)
- Day job
- Continue working on projects, doing tasks, accomplishing administrative work, and taking meetings.
- Take a siesta when needed.
- Have merienda.
Field work (5:00β7:00)
- I go out for a walk and perform My daily walking routine.
Dinner (7:00β10:00)
- Dinner.
- Time with Lea.
Wind Down (10:30β11:00)
- Log expenses for Vince fund.
- Log expenses for Couple fund.
- Take two Vitamin C capsules.
- Take 1/4 sertraline tablet.
- Brush my teeth.
- Clean the cat litter.
- Take a bath.
- Do evening skin care.
- Floss.
- Meditate.
- Sleep by 11:00 pm.