I’m changing jobs at work, and in doing so, I’m going to be busier during the 9 to 5 than I have been for the past year or so. Unfortunately, the longer it takes me to get all my tasks accomplished at work, the less time I have to work on other things, like, say, writing.
What’s a boy to do? I could quit my job and write full time. But without a solid plan in place and no current revenue streams, I would bankrupt our family before you can say “Barack Obama Nicotine Patch”. Don’t think I’ll go that route.
I could complain about it. But I hate complaining. Really not a fan of it at all. Not to mention the fact that I have a great job that God uses to provide for my family well beyond our needs. Complaining is the last thing I should be doing.
My solution? A new schedule!
I’m going to try an experiment for 3 weeks. It involves me getting up at 5:30am 4 days a week. It involves scheduled time most mornings to pray, write, and work out. It includes “sleeping in” until 6:30am on thursdays and 1 morning per weekend. It includes me getting to work on time.
I’ve got each morning of the week scheduled out down to the minute. Will I stick to it? Will it help me get more accomplished? Will I put myself in bed early enough to not burn out? Will I love it or hate it? Will I sleep with a ball peen hammer under my bed so I can smash my alarm clock in the morning? I have no idea. The experiment starts on Monday. Check back with me in 3 weeks.
What about you? Have you fallen into the same crappy patterns from last year? Feel like you’re lacking discipline in certain areas? Want to give a new schedule or a new habit a try? If so, join me in trying out something new for the next 3 weeks. From Monday January 26th to Sunday February 15th give it your best try and we can all reevaluate things together. It might even lead you to a better way to live.
What have you got to lose? (other than a little sleep)
Posted by Bryan AllainTags: Schedules
I am down with this…as soon as my over nights are over next week, I will jump right on this with you or something pretty similar. I have been thinking about doing something like this for a while so I had time in the mornings for Bible reading and prayer.
wow!!! just when i thought that the best picture of you was the one on the fridge where you are sitting on the rim out of the corner of my eye i spot you far left in the trip to ecuador with caedmons call pic wearing that hat!!! hilarious
Eh, I already get up at 5:00 AM.
If your days is scheduled down to the minute, something’s going to give the first time something unscheduled happens.
Roger is correct. You have to plan, but also plan for flexibility, Bryan.
As I’ve got an 0700 meeting, I’m regularly up between 0430 and 0515. It sucks at first, but you get used to it.
yeah, obviously I’m not in boot camp or a controlled environment. i got a wife and kids…so anything’s possible. but knowing myself, i think it will work best if i over-structure from the start and go from there. plus, I’m not scheduling my whole day, just from when i get up to when i roll into work. I usually don’t interact with anyone during that time anyway.
but hey, we’ll see…it’s just an experiment.
@Sean glad to hear you’re with me. looking forward to hearing how your experiment goes.
@josh I’d still take the pic on mom’s fridge. but yeah that photo is ridiculous for two reasons. 1-josh moore threw that Indiana Jones hat on my head right before they snapped the shot and 2-the lens he was using stretched the image as you move away from the center, so i look a bit wide. good times.