Heyaa
Things havenāt been going well here. Thereās a lack of enthusiasm to do anything. No calls, no meets, no work.
Have been feeling weak, on and off. For no reason. Nothing life-changing has happened. Everything is the same here. Even my blood tests came out normal.
Itās been a month. Is it burnout?
Iām not so sure about that. Iām stressed, in particular, about nothing.
But then, I also like to keep my to-do packed. Without too many things to do, I feel empty.
Maybe it indeed is burnout. But what to do about that? Not work?
I doubt ānot workingā is a solution. Itās not that I havenāt tried not working. I just couldnāt get it to work.
I get bored. I get new ideas. I get back to work. Two days later, I have 23 things to do. And a week later, I get sick. I pause. I get boredā¦ and the cycle repeats.
It just isnāt for me.
Oh, wait. Did I just use just?
Itās not good. You know, one should pay attention to casually throwing away just.
Should I give an example?
I will.
Thereās a group for WordPress freelancers I am part of. Recently, someone there asked how to make the text smaller than what the theme settings allowed.
If you know how to, youāll say, ājust use CSS,ā as if everyone knows CSS and can troubleshoot the problem in just three seconds.
Thatās what another someone replied. They did so without taking into consideration if the person is a developer or a business person who is trying to build their first website.
Using ājustā shows that the solution is simple. Maybe you can just do it.
Itās not the same for everyone. You canāt assume everyone is at the same level as you. Not everyone has the same set of skills.
Talking of skills, I am trying to listen to audiobooks, again.
Two audiobooks, actually. The first is a collection of Sherlock stories. Itās a long oneā¦ 70+ hours of audio. Another is a short 8-something hour novel.
I always had trouble listening to audiobooks and podcasts. Listening to them, this time, I realised why.
I realised I donāt have any such activity doing which I can listen to books. I donāt go to a gym, I donāt go for a run, I donāt exercise, I donāt meditate.
I probably do nothing that takes my mind off work.
Unhealthy. Workaholic. Stupid. All yes.
So, how come, after all these years, I got into listening to an audiobook?
I found a āgapā where audiobooks can fit into my schedule, during lunch/dinner. When thereās no one around, eating with me, I put on the audio.
I anyway filled the time by watching documentaries on YouTube. So, just replaced it.
I wanted to try once more, before saying audiobooks and podcasts are not my thing. Who knows I start liking them.
My concentration with listening to books isnāt on par with reading, though. Have listened to only around 5 hours in the last two weeks.
Also, this year hasnāt been well as far as book reading is concerned. So, hoping I can add 2-3 more books, at least, to my finished listā¦ by listening to them.
Letās see if they can keep me engaged till the end.
And thatās all for today.
Bidding adieu.
Live long and prosper.
See you next week, with another story.