Trying To Get It Together » Twitter

Up Until Now

Glenn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:35:27 +0000

I had a decent evening. I was dogged tired and finally realized that I was tired, not just lacking focus. I played basketball and almost went home skipping the typical gathering afterwards.

If anything else, the main thing I worked to change is developing my friendships. Ignoring them would have been contradictory to what I want. I ate as healthy as I could. Then I went home, did some laundry and went to bed earlier than I have recently.

I still woke up tired and wonder if I am not sick. Work is picking up. Hopefully the Law of Attraction works.

Oh and I had the most amazing dream last night. It was very realistic then movie-like. Something in my dream that I could not imagine doing in real life. It gave me something to ponder.

Still loving Twitter.

Focus and Twitter

Glenn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:13:43 +0000

I picked up Twitter on a lark after seeing them on other sites. Didn’t know what I would do with it but I have ended up finding it to being an accountability buddy.

I have wanted to break some good habits or momentum but then I think of writing in Twitter. I write about it and it keeps me on task reminding me of what I want to do. That is really the problem with me. I will have a moment of clarity and strength then I will use my powers of procrastination to say, “I will do this tomorrow,” for avoidance.

Twitter keeps my goals in my mind. I actually dreamt of using Twitter, that is how much it had excited my mind. Out of reflex I have bought a soda during lunch and starting drinking before I remembered that I was “focusing” on my goals. Sounds silly but I would just forget.

Even after this experiment is over, win or lose I will keep Twitter. I have a “Monkey Mind” as they call it in Buddhism and being able to throw thoughts on to Twitter will let me organize them later.

Almost 24 hours and I am still excited. I’m doing 90% better than I usually do with my plans.

Set up to fail?

Glenn — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:27:26 +0000

I probably have but that isn’t the right attitude is it? I realize setting up the blog is the same situation of the bells and whistles that distract me in other times I have tried to change.

I have bought PDA’s, set up computers, copied plans, etc and it was usually to kill time before I got to the real work. I should have just set this up on a wordpress blog which would have saved time setting it up with workcandy. Still free but I thought it would be fun to do it on my friend’s site. Only he knows my middle name so I don’t think anyone else would know me, much less stumble upon this sub site.

I set up Twitter, Joe’s goals and will probably do other things. I tell myself in the back of my head that I have good reasons to do this while the side of my head says I am wasting time. I guess if this experiment fails the side of my head can tell the back of my head to shut up once and for all.

I plan to read through the book My Own Worst Enemy while I do this. I will try (I know what Yoda says) to do what it says, except for that part of massive change.