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My days are more full when I plan them BEFORE opening the computer to read emails and news!
First I feed the dogs, make coffee and toast and take my meds and vitamins.
Then I pause to imagine my day. My wife sleeps late, so this is a quiet, focused time.
I use the Mayo Clinic HABIT planner and pencil. This is a technology that waits for me to think! Paper and pencil.
My plan might just be five or six words, but it's a moment of uninterrupted consideration of my intentions for the day.
Once I open the computer I am given all sorts of interesting things to wander through. An endless supply...I can sit in front of the screen for hours, and my day disappears.
Not a very fulfilling use of my time.
Downright addictive, frankly.
My little morning notes are my safety line!
https://store.mayoclinic.com/healthy-action-to-benefit-independence-and-thinking-daily-planner.html
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@edsutton I find that time passes quickly when I watch TV or surf the computer, but slows down when I read a book. Ahhhhh.
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The unpredictability of life gives and takes. I like to plan one thing each day that gets me away from the house, but sometimes I just have to accept that it's not going to happen. I must admit that at times it's of my own doing. Life is an ad hoc adventure some days, and some days it's nice to just sit outside and sip my coffee while I enjoy the wonders of nature and God's creation. I worked hard for years to get to where I don't have to go faster than the world around me.
@edsutton Thank you, Ed, for posting the link to the Habit daily planner. Looks very helpful.
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@edsutton I think that some might do a lot better to think this way and to act accordingly. I try to do this, mostly mapping out a productive day, and I do think we grownups feel better about ourselves if we pull it off most often.
'Count the day lost,
whose low descending sun,
views from thy hand
no worthy action done.' -George Eliot
Unfortunately, life is unpredictable. Whether one is 18 or 88, if you exist among others and share time with them, or resources, you must adapt to whatever befalls them or to the vagaries of their lives. In my case, I have a sick wife and now our little Italian Greyhound 'Lucy' is showing signs of a neurological disorder. I live an idyllic retirement in my dreams, but when I awaken I must conform to the demands of other influences.
I laugh....what else are ya gonna do?!