I hate my tricky relationship with workouts.
I have realized over the years my satisfaction levels depend on workouts. I can have an average day, but if I workout, I will be satisfied. Conversely, I might have a wonderful day in all aspects, but I’ll have this big guilt of not doing enough (or the right things) if I don’t workout.
I feel relaxed, confident, and can check out myself longer in the mirror every time I exercise. I feel more balanced with work and relationships.
Strangely, all this is not good enough to incentivize me to break some sweat.
Anyway…
Ngl, today I performed beyond my energy.
Was I able to achieve all that I wanted to? No
Did I do all I can? Yes
That’s good enough for a start.
I had a really bad sleep.
I have only slept for three hours—was in bed by 1 am but had to wake up at 4 am to drop my dad at election duty (it’s state assembly elections in Telangana today.)
I was back home by 4:40 and couldn’t get back to sleep. But I didn’t feel any fatigue throughout the day. But right now, I am dead. I am just gonna hit send and sleep.
Amidst all this, I pulled off a good day:
Night rides, empty roads, and music—the trio I’d give up my sleep for on any day. It’s been a while; I felt good driving this morning
It’s election day. I voted
Worked on my content: a few guest posts for Cognition, a breakdown of popular brand copies on Twitter, and some social media hopping
Cleaned my workspace. Proud
Tried sleeping, didn’t work
Had a long-awaited call with Aanchal after years. It ended up being a 3-hour Gmeet. One of the best calls of 2023
Spent an hour or so with my friend
Two hours reading and consuming content
70 minutes of client work
4 episodes of Young Sheldon
What could have made my day better:
At least 30 minutes of home workout (gym was closed because of elections.) I won’t be going to my cricket practice until Monday, so gym is all I’ve got in the next three days.
Spent some time pitching the leads. I have shared my portfolio with a few to forward it to people who they know, but I know that’s not good enough.
Biggest win is not eating outside food. All my meals today have been homemade and it happened after ~45 days. My satisfaction after resisting cravings >>>
I have an idea to compartmentalize the multiple hats I wear. This might bring more organization and flow to my systems.
More on this tomorrow.
Until then, some pictures from today:
ok byeeeee
Got some client work to begin my day with, then workout, followed by content. Bless meeeeee