I take five minutes every day just for me, to look around and see where I am and be there. Thirty-five minutes a week. Over twenty years, that’s something over six hundred hours I’ve taken just for myself.
Brilliant.
Tag: lifestyle
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Warren Ellis takes five minutes every day
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I can always apologize tomorrow
The music has stopped for tonight. My wonderful P5 headphones are lying beside me, but I think the warm bed is a better choice past 1AM. It’s what I tell myself, after whisky and a relaxed evening.
I’ve spent the evening reading and contemplating, with a few short discussions on Twitter to break up the longer and heavier pieces that were sitting in my Instapaper queue. It’s a nice way to spend an evening, I enjoy it, and always wonder why I don’t do it more often. The answer to that is obvious, of course: It’s not productive.
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What are you doing about it?
Back at work yet? Have you had a nice summer vacation? Maybe your company has kickoffs or you go off at some conference or other, visit a retreat to regain focus if you’re at boss level. Or whatever, the point is that work is the primary focus again. For you, and for everyone else, not counting the unemployed of course, although they’re probably pretty work-focused too.
It is time to be productive, to re-enter the factory, to grind. Mouths to feed, bills to pay, bad habits to maintain, am I right?
But while you’re getting back to full throttle work mode, take a moment to contemplate what you’re doing. Is it what you want, are you happy doing what you do, and are you enjoying yourself?
If not, what are you doing about it?
Worth a thought, and now is as good as ever.