Labor day is behind us at last, and the academic year has started at my Alma mater. I've heard from grad friends that the months after college are the strangest ones, but now that I'm living it I gotta say, I'm not a fan. This summer I was able to distract myself from the grinding agony of job searches with two vacations and television, but now my road stretches long into the horizon and I have nothing to reach for.
That's bullshit, of course. I'm looking for jobs, although I just started and need to send out 100 more before I join the "looking for jobs sucks" club. I can write anything I want now, which is both exciting and terrifying. I have all day to exercise, practice melee, write a one man show, look for a career, etc. but all that stuff is intimidating when there's nothing pushing me to do it.
I guess I just gotta push myself. So I came up with the idea of a "Perfect Week"
Have you ever sat in the shower after waking up at 3pm and thought out the most productive way you could lead your life? I'm sure I'm not alone, I think about it all the time. Wake up super early, go for a run and lift weights at home, eat a healthy breakfast while I write brilliant comedy and ease into lunch by practicing smash bros. Finish multiple projects, get a phone call from the mayor, save my neighbor's children from a burning building and make love to the moon. That life sounds pretty sweet, no?
Well, to make it realistic, I gotta cut back on some stuff. But even after you take away the moon affair and saving the kids (after a few fires the neighbors probably suspect me anyway) you still have a crazy productive day. My goal this week is to make it perfect, and this is how I'm gonna do it.
Daily Goals:
1. Never sleep more than 8.5 hours. Oversleeping been the biggest killer this summer for me, and weirdly enough I actually think I'm a morning person. Everything else will fall into place as long as I can make this a habit. Well, that and...
2. Exercise. I always think about getting back into shape, but I never make a good enough habit of it. Honestly, the biggest obstacle for this has been the laundry aspect. If I can work out for a week, maybe I can get enough energy to, you know, just do the goddamn laundry.
3. Write for 1.5 hours a day. And set a timer so I know it's legit. Forcing creativity is a challenging goal, and there are a ton of distractions out there that have been keeping me from my daily dose of comedy, but for one week I need to give it a shot.
4. Practice Melee for 1.5 hours. I went on a trip for a month, came back, and took a much needed break. Now it's time to take a fresh look at the game with everything I've learned and apply it. Don't know when my next tournament will be, but I'm looking to kick ass no matter where it is.
5. Edit documentary for 2 hours. We haven't started the editing process yet, but today is the day. For one week Alex and I will be getting together for 2 hours to start chipping away at this behemoth of a project. We have given ourselves a generous deadline of 4 months, but realistically there's not a ton of pressure to finish it. We just need to put our feet on the pavement and hammer it out.
Goals for end of the week
The way I see it, there are two types of goals. Tangible, and Intangible. I'm sure there's some self help book out there that has a similar theory but is worded way better. haven't read any self help books, though so this is what I got.
Tangible Goals
20 Minutes of One man show material, typed.
14 hours of footage sifted through, organized.
Basement (My future living space) Painted
All laundry done
Intangible Goals
Develop better sleeping habits
Have more energy
Become a better Melee player
Be less attached to phone/social media/mobile games
General self pride and accomplishement
Now that I've listed it all out, I gotta make sure I pull this off. I already woke up today and did my first bit of writing, but now's time for the hardest part, the run.
Wish me luck. Also, if you have any ideas of stuff to add to the list please feel free. Thanks for reading!
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