January recap
Daily Podcast Listen
The past month I have committed to listening to 30 minutes of a podcast a day. I’m currently listening to all of the episodes of the Deep Dive Podcast and I’ve got to say I’ve taken away a lot of insight.
Part of what i’ve taken away from listening is how valuable it is to hear the stories everyone has — there were times when I didn’t want to listen to a particular podcast because I thought the speaker had nothing to offer me. I realize its a little selfish of me to have these thoughts but giving the particular podcast a chance, most times those were actually the listens where I learned the most from and took away valuable takeaways and even actions I could implement in my life.
I want to add that I allow myself to be flexible when accomplishing 30 minutes of listening a day. This means that if I don’t listen one day then its not all over, no I will simply listen for an hour the next day to make up for the missed day or listen in advance for an extra half hour so that the next day I have the option to stay ahead or right on track. Btw this is also one of the key insights I have unknowingly done in my teenage years but has been brought back to my attention.
Time Management
I also have committed to identifying my time sinks, for instance my scroll of doom is the rabbit hole of youtube - now I don’t avoid it but I recognize that I can end up spending 5 hours on the platform and maybe after the first hour or so its only out of comfort and no longer an update of good information. Being able to recognize when we need to step back from something that isn’t providing any more value is key to preventing time sinks.
Fitness Journey
I’m currently working on my fitness goals and also committing to posting two youtube videos per week of my fitness journey. Quick update I’ve managed to maintain 5 pounds of weight loss this past month and excited for the next ten I accomplish. Here are a couple of tips that helped me along my fitness journey:
Objectively tracking my weight
Not allowing myself to be disappointed by work I didn’t put in
Celebrating the little wins
Realizing I have the power to choose
Not identifying with my intrusive thoughts
