We should spend a few minutes each day ensuring the day goes smoothly, even if you don’t like it. Especially because we don’t always like to do what we should. You will always have to fight again the currents of life trying to pull into the wrong direction! Discipline
Mind and body equilibrium is the name of the game:
Morning:
- I start it by reading Meditations to get aligned and energized.
- Yoga should not be skipped. It helps wake up, get the blood pumping.
- meditation helps set the mood of your day more intentionally, but I found that talking a walk without distractions can be just as good, your choice.
Day:
- Gym/sport can help face the restlessness - or tiredness, but most of all it’s a requirement for a balanced and healthy life. The easy thing to do is to bike/run to wherever you have to get, but that’s not always possible. A lot of walking is enough if you can’t do sport, or some in house stuff like the 7 minute workout.
- Create space. This is the most important thing in our lives, since everything is trying to take your mind space and attention. We have to fight to restore balance. Create space to talk with friends, family, etc, without any expectations. Space to cook, without asking yourself to be efficient. Space to think, etc, etc. Space to be human.
- Walking is useful, for digestion, both of mind and body. Solvitur ambulando.
- Music is good for mood, it can help you put yourself in the right head space be it work or rest. 60 bpm baroque is optimal for focus, though I quite like violin music too, or just mood music like lofi or else.
- Watching series and movies can be cool, but you need discipline in varying what you do. Limitation -is- openness. If you spend the whole day watching videos… Or partying… Meh. But remove something and you’ll have to get creative to fill that space or you’ll be bored. And this space will also help you think on how to direct your energy more efficiently.
- I think it can be useful to have new sources of information that are chosen. Unlike social media which chooses for you, but a newspaper/website you like. information inputs
End of day:
- Washing helps digestion and to stabilize the body. It can be part of your morning or evening ritual. It’s recommended not to eat 2 hours before sleeping, so we’re not digesting. Apply that to things of the mind too, do light things with it to not have to digest too much!
- It’s nice to watch a bedtime story like Kurzgezacht after dark to tuck ourselves in, or a book to read. You can read the bible if you want, or something similar. I’d recommend maintaining a certain balance even if you work in your own time like me.
- I like to remind myself of the things that happened during the day, sometimes in a journal and sometimes in my head.
- To be able to actually sleep I’d recommend feeling your body deeply by inhaling and exhaling and passing over every part of it; a body scan. If you feel like you have too much energy still, I’d take a walk.
- Do not bring your phone to bed. The worst time to use it is in the morning and in the evening, literally. It will take your humanity from you because humanity is choosing and space, and the phone is receiving passively.
Weekend:
- I always spend Sunday mornings without technology, I find it helps reset the balance, for otherwise I lean too much into work and AI, but that’s not all that I am. Powerful power-less sundays
- I also avoid working during the weekend, and try to fast a bit, I think choosing a day to fast (at least in the morning) is a good idea, perhaps Saterday.