Busy=Productive?

So I’ve spent somewhere in the ballpark of zero hours blogging/writing blog rough drafts/thinking about my blog in the past two months. Sad, especially since it’s been at or near the top of my to-do list for a while. However, I just started a new job on Monday, my classes are picking up in intensity, and I have several other engagements of various kinds lined up over the next week. Naturally, I’ve managed to write this, get two blog post rough drafts ready to be polished up for posting, and I’ve had a host of new ideas for future topics effortlessly flowing out of my mind. I imagine that if I start doing volunteer work, or pick up another major commitment, I’ll be posting once or twice a day. On a related note, I’ve even stuck to my exercise routine well while out of town in Orlando last week.

I’m moderately surprised that I’m not lying on the floor in exhaustion, stressed and feeling overwhelmed, or conking out in bed as soon as I walk through the door after a busy day. I joke about continuing to cram my schedule, but as long as I don’t give myself more to do than I could possibly manage in my waking hours, there’s a bit of a sweet spot here for productivity. The last two months have felt like a holding pattern in my life. The house has been under construction, school hasn’t started up quickly, and I haven’t had a job. Paradoxically, all the free time I possessed was not exactly conducive to blogging, baking, exercising, or the like. Perhaps now that I have less time to burn, I feel compelled to use it more wisely. Funny how that works (also, quite favorable). I never thought I’d be saying this, but may I remain relatively swamped for at least the near future!

-Josh

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