Path of Least Resistance has been Activated
I've found myself on the path of least resistance lately.
I go to work. I come home. I stuff around on the internet before and after work. That seems to be it.
It's a yearly thing for me. It's during the time it's cold.
This year it might be the worst it's ever been. I feel like I've been doing some things but in reality I don't think I have been.
I have good days and bad days. The bad days seem to be taking over currently. From writing, to updating things or staying on top of tasks, these have all taken a back seat to wasting time.
The algorithms are working their magic. Feeding me content I want to consume, but which is ultimately junk food for my brain. I can feel it as well. My brain feel sluggish, my eyes get tired. I feel like I am within my own form of the film Idiocracy.
I sometimes find myself justifying it. You've been busy at work, doing work things. It's OK to just veg out.
In reality this isn't OK. It leads into a spiral of more time wasting, more consuming and ultimately more of nothing being done.
I think some people don't know they are in the spiral. In the past this could of been me.
Not now. I think about it a lot. Try to pull myself out of it.
This is the time of the year when I put my foot down. Now is the time to pull out the spiral and be more present, more productive and more focused on what I need to be doing.
One of the things that can help is writing here. Consuming good content by others and sticking to the superior to-do list.
Wish me luck as I take this bold step to be a better version of myself.