03: On Attempts to Manage My Time Effectively

This is probably my 100th attempt to writing this entry. It's not that I feel discouraged but because I feel like I have to write something coherent. My problem is my thoughts are usually rambled so I actually get discouraged.

Now, I am trying to finally overcome this roadblock. I've always believed that the only way to encounter writer's block is to just do it. So here I am doing my damn best to write one. 

One of the things that I've been struggling to manage is Time. We all have 24 hours so managing it effectively and maximizing it is a skill that needs to be honed. Imagine if one is skillful enough to manage their 24 hours - imagine what kind of life that person has?

Ever since the pandemic, this is the routine that I have built:

5:30 - Wake up and make breakfast

6:00 - 7:00 Breakfast

7:00 - 9:00 Nap, wake up turn on computer (start of work)

9:00 - 9: 05 Stretching

9:05 - 9:15 Shower

9:15 - 9:30 Settling to work 

9:30 - 12:00 Work

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and Rest

1:00 - 4:00 Work

4:00 - 5:00 Workout

5:00 - 6:00 Work

6:00 - 7:00 Spillover of work / Pray with Family

7:00 - 7:30 Spillover

8:00 Work done - downtime

8:00 - 8:30 - rest

8:30 - 9:00 - Shower

9:00 - downtime/talk to J

10:00 or 11:00 - Sleeping time

There's nothing wrong with my current routine but I need to inject my other work in there and I just don't know how to insert it. Second, I really want to maximize my time without feeling tired. Last, I think sleeping after having breakfast is not really good for my metabolism. I know I have to do something, it's really just a challenge how to break it.

If I can this is the routine that I want to built:

5:30 - 5:35 - stretching

5:35 - 6:00 - make breakfast

6:00 - 6:30 - breakfast

6:30 - 7:00 - take a cold shower

7:00 - 7:30 - plan my day and write in my journal

7:30 - 8:00 - coffee and read 

8:00 - 8:30 - listen to a podcast

8:30 - 9:00 - schedule my marketing post in facebook

9:00 - 12:00 - morning work

12:00 - 1:00 - lunch

1:00 - 4:00 - afternoon work

4:00 - 5:00 - break

5:00 - 6:00 - downtime work

6:00 - 7:00 - spillover work

7:00 - 7:30 - downtime personal

7:30 - 8:00 - take a shower

8:00 - 11:00 - personal time (read, watch, talk to J)

11:00 - sleep

I am not sure I can do it, but  I am hoping that I can the reason why I am hesitating I really like sleeping before working because it gives me the energy that I need. I'll try this tomorrow and I hope to God that I will be able to push through with this. Wish me luck.