Day 25: Meetings and writing

Today is an okay day. I got a decent one hour of reading and writing in the morning. One hour does not equate to much, but it's still something. Had a couple of meetings spread out between late morning and late afternoon. In between, I did some mundane work like writing meeting minutes and sending out emails.  My list of things to do is still way longer than the things I have accomplished. But still, it was okay. I got some work done.

Day 23: Unproductive guilt of unproductivity

Technically, today is a University holiday. But I want to make up for the past week's lack of productivity, so I set out to do some work (to my disdain).

It's a vicious cycle: I want to be productive, but I'm not productive (because I'm distracted), then I feel guilty for not being productive. Then it makes me aim to be more productive the next day, which realistically won't be achieved!

I wish I could just get rid of the productivity bug and stop having such a high expectation of myself amid this pandemic.

I guess the first step is acceptance. I need to acknowledge that I won't produce the outputs I want. Then just to slowly keep on chipping away with some work bit by bit.

Kia kaha, everyone! Be gentle and forgiving to yourself.

Day 15: Nothing stellar

Nothing special today.

I woke up as normal. I went to work, tried to be productive and failed. I sent out a few emails, attended a few online meetings, tried to write a little bit. I ended my workday and went out for an afternoon walk (as usual since the lockdown). I played the Nintendo Switch a lot more at night than I normally do.

Nothing stellar. Just thankful that family and loved ones are safe and healthy.