Halt The Drift

Sometimes, in the middle of our everyday doings, we forget what we're doing things for. We drift a bit. In my case, it's from simplicity.

Mind you, I'm still minimal. I'm still simple. At the same time, I see places that drift is starting to occur and because of that, things I had plenty of time for now are being pushed aside and I don't want that.

In times like this, the easiest way to halt that process of drift is to ask the simple question of "What am I doing?" and then prioritize the responses. For me, I went back to something I'd done before; I took out a sheet of paper and listed the six most important things I could think of that needed to be done today without question.

To my delight, certain things popped up like working out (which I didn't do since I hadn't eaten until very late yesterday). Here's my list today:

• gravity
• study medtronic, start building
• schedule meeting for Capella
• finish letters
• workout dammit

I'll note that I only have five important things to do. I'll also note what's not on this list: things that ask for my attention. The things that are most important are noiseless. My body loves workouts, but my dumbbells do not speak. The assignments I have due don't speak.

My phone, notifications, text messages, people showing up randomly at my home, however... That's another matter. That's also not a priority right now. Very little is compared to the small list of things that are priority items.

It makes you wonder, doesn't it? Everything important and doable in a day can be narrowed down to six things or less. What the hell are we doing with our time?