i will be ok
this is so scary -- towards the end of the work day, i found out from my brother that San Francisco is going into almost lockdown.
and David and I finished up the essential work items and took a break to get groceries for 2 weeks.
NYC could be next. we're now prepared but worried about how this will impact our lives. we both treasure exercise -- cycling, long walks -- what if all that is essentially curbed?
we came back, i took care of work pop ups and now am back to my personal life. i'm learning about this work from home thing that can take over all the hours in a paranoid panic of overdoing. i'm learning to slow down after the work day. allow the sunset to be the curtain to a focus on work and doing, and to shift to relax, let go, release the day.
this will pass. we will be ok. we do the best we can and let go. the rest is up to something larger than all of us.
In our overworked worlds we've a list of things to do. Some are self-generated (draft proposal for new work idea), others are the daily sort (check emails), and yet others are generated from the outside (client requests, supervisor delegation, all hands on deck meeting). Some of us get back to our desks and have trouble identifying how to divide the little time we have for actions each day. Try these: 1. Organize a list of the things to do (an electronical list, rather than a written one, is easier to manipulate and track over time. Most programs like Outlook have "Task Lists.") 2. Put a couple easy wins that can get you moving on top (a couple 5 minute tasks) 3. What's got to get done today? Put that next. 4. Anything that can wait until next week? Tag a date and move that forward. Sometimes I'll block time on the calendar for a future date with the task in as the appointment. 5. Is EVERYTHING due today? Then it's time to talk with stakeholders to ...
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