Workflows

Workflows, productivity, automation, to-do, lists: all words I love. I love thinking about efficiency and improving the way I work so that I get the maximum work amount done in the least amount of time. I’m all about working smart, not hard. Over the past year in particular I realised that working a lot does no equal more productive work. I never took breaks, didn’t take a holiday and worked constantly on my project in my limited amount of time. As a result, towards the end I was depressed, unmotivated, burnt out, mentally and physically exhausted. 

I forgot to do the most important thing - look after myself. I lost sight of the bigger picture and focussed too hard. This causes a lot of strain on my brain and as a result I sort of took a step backwards. At the beginning of this year I was super prone to stress, anxiety and mental exhaustion. So I’m still working on rebuilding myself.

I feel like I’ve improved already. I now utilise valuable tools; apps, notebooks, my phone, and organise my life so that I can carve out time for myself when I feel like it. I have to realise that even if I’m missing in action, the world will move on and everything will be ok. It’s important to sit back and take a break sometimes. Do something mind-numbing, relax, and eat whatever. I really like having something like that to look forward to. It’s extremely good to just stop thinking about work for some periods of time. It does wonders and lets your mind “reboot". That might be my word of the month.