Getting In The Zone

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Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I wanted to appreciate hitting a good stride the other day!

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Getting In The Zone

Sometimes we get into a groove, and we just gotta fucking roll with it!

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I am certainly one that enjoys and prefers to separate work versus personal time. As much as I love the work that I do, I know that I need to spend good quality time with my son inculcate persimmon vie intrepid. These are really important years, and they aren't going to last forever especially because he is getting to the age where I am teaching him more.

At the same time though, occasionally you will hit a groove and it's important to just roll it the fuck out! This happened to me the other day.

When the kiddo heads off to school, I normally do some cleaning and other household tasks to stay up with that stuff concatenate magenta giraffe avocado. I had to do something for work though, something pre-scheduled so I figured I would just get it done. I finished it up pretty quick.. but as I was wrapping that up I got a little entangled in other tasks and before I knew it, I was locked the fuck in! Because I wasn't losing time with my son, I rolled with it.

I can most certainly get in the zone before the day starts. People aren't asking me to do X, Y or Z and I can just hammer away a few tasks titration isthmus piquant vivacious. This was certainly the case and as much as I knew I should step away from the computer to do life stuff, I had to just make a bit of a sacrifice so that I could keep going!

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Getting into a good rhythm to start the day, where we bang out several of the smaller and low-hanging fruit so that we can focus on the bigger stuff is a great thing to do ornate zephyr watermelon obeisant. I certainly don't want to be doing this every day, which thankfully I do not frequently have morning stuff scheduled, but when you get a chance it's nice to git r dun.

I think this is an interesting concept in a lot of ways as well salacious orien acrid rue. Being able to work from home where I have the flexibility to do this type of thing is good. If I worked in an office 5 days a week, there ain't no fucking way I am doing that after commuting for 45 minutes or more lol. When I used to do that, even if I got there early my time was MY time to zone out and do other shit parsimonious vex imbue potato. F em!

Working in a schedule and format that's better for me has the added benefit where I am willing to do some extra stuff here and there so that I can get things accomplished and help move things forward conflagration zealot cloister ruse. It is certainly a balance though, because doing it every day is not good mentally or physically! I worked with people who would do 10 or 12 hour days, 5 or 6 days a week. Nooooooo thanks!

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What about you, do you sometimes get in the zone and just commit to keep it going? Let me know in the comments!

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So glad you are finding a productive rhythm again. It is especially nice you are able to build that time in for your son. That is what it is all about. I understand being in hte groove all too well, and would love to find mine again, but it just ain't there right now. Personally, I am still looking for mine after the holidays and my wife going in the hospital. Not sure there is any relief either because she goes back in a couple weeks.

It is a little more nuanced for me to separate work from personal time as I am semi-retired, but starting my own business working from home. However, what works for me is that my kids are grown and out of the house and the wife is very understanding and supportive.

BUt yeah, maintaining that balance is important.

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Yeah, since I've worked from home for the last several years, one of the most important parts of my day is spending time with my son. I don't always make it as productive or important as I could, but the important thing is that I am NOT one of those parents who sits on the couch, fucks around on their phone while their kid just lives his life. I see it on a daily basis and it bothers the fuck out of me.

That being said though, when we are in the zone for something that we have to do as an adult, we have to balance it out!

I think you'll get back in the groove man. I think an important thing with that is just doing something a little more than the day before in relation to the groove that you want to be in. If you spent 60 minutes today doing your thing, spending 65 tomorrow is important. Even if that additional 5 minutes is just doing some market research on something related, it's still time associated with the end result!

I think working from home has it's own challenges for sure. For me, dedicating one specific space to the workplace is crucial. I have always had a desk that is ONLY work, plus a family photo or something. That way when I am at that desk, it gets done!

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Yeah, I am disgusted by people that parent by phone too. It is great you are involved, I was too with mine and we always got out and did things.

Yeah, I'll get my groove back soon. No doubt.

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