How do you get back on track?

Planning the events in our day helps us remain mindful of our activities, if we're intentional about them, our level of focus is heightened and we carry on all the activities we planned even when there's a hitch if we're determined enough. However many a times things happen that are absolutely out of our control, things we can do little or nothing about. Other times because of how flawed our human nature is, we skip things we have planned beforehand either by getting tired before we could do it, by not having the conditions we thought we would have or even something like negligence. Sometimes we mess up things so badly that all what we plan comes crumbling down on us, leaving us overwhelmed and regretful and with no other option than to start afresh which in some cases isn't as easy as it seems.

I wrote an article a day before yesterday on how I stayed up late into the night studying having not slept when I used to sleep which is between 8:00pm to 12:30 or 1:00am and ended up sleeping almost throughout the day after which means that I didn't write an article, I didn't study during the day time and didn't exercise which are all part of the plan. Wondering how four hours not well planned can ruin the rest of your day? Well you're welcome to wonder with me because I too don't get it. I have come to realise that night sleep has better quality than daytime sleep because if I am to sleep for five hours in the night, I would do just fine for the rest of the day but sleeping for five hours during the daytime doesn't amount to anything for me except dozing off as I try to do other things which as you know, doesn't work in any situation.

Four hours of actions not included in your plans can ruin your plans for the rest of the day and many more days to come if you don't do some correction. I feel like I am falling back into my nasty habit of procrastination due to this. I have been doing well coping with this habit ever since I started taking my plans for the day a lot more seriously but now that they are ruined I am gradually.... slipping back in and I hate it.

I can now only think of two options to get back on track:

Focusing on high priority activities for the time being :

I happen to plan my day right to the smallest of details, I know that's not usually how a plan works but it's something that helps me focus, something that I lack. If I get a firmer grip on things maybe I would just take some things down. I am thinking of removing not-so important things like reading a novel or networking for the time being so that I would drift in the time meant for those things into more important things until I finally get back on the usual track. I am afraid of doing this though as I might get accustomed and eventually erase those activities for good.

Factory reset mode :

Sacrifice. Like sacrificing a whole day doing nothing so that I am back to normal the next day. I am not also sure about this one because while it helps me get back on track a lot quicker, I still feel that a day spent doing nothing is a huge waste of 24 hours. Don't you think?

This just goes to show that every minute counts and in the process of doing things that don't matter, we end up sacrificing things that really matter. Not that what I was doing doesn't matter( I was studying!) but that wasn't time for that which creates yet another reminder; there's time for everything. While you plan your day, bear in mind a strong conviction that you will try your best to stick to it but don't push yourself too much. Remember that you're only human, not a robot and when you mess it up, you can always get it right again.

Maybe you have a better method for me that you might want to share? I will wholeheartedly appreciate it.

Thanks for reading,

Yours Layly,

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