Day 84: 6/23/2018
I was stuck in my apartment (and my own thinking) for the entire day!
Well, to be perfectly honest, I went out for a run this morning. But the rest of the day was spent at home while the weather was perfect outside. I was stuck physically and mentally.
This morning I woke up to my alarm clock then let it snooze for another 15 minutes. I was a bit tired from last night since I went to bed later than my plan. Having getting myself together successfully, P’Gluay and I went out for a morning run. My injured knees are getting better and better but I had to keep reminding myself to be kind to them and to treat them nicely otherwise they will not be fully recovered.
The rest of the day was spent at home from breakfast time, to dinner until now. I taught two students online today and I have to admit that online teaching is energy-consuming. This is due to the fact that I have to concentrate on the student in front of me fully and can never be distracted at all for a minimum of 1 to 2 hours straight depending on the duration of class. That is simply a lot of energy. Thus, after three hours of teaching, I was thoroughly exhausted and yet very pleased with my students’ learning today. I then was super starving after a 5-hour long fasting period through teaching, I then managed to cook myself a hearty lunch just before I passed out.
I was mentally stuck with my own die-hard habit. While I tried to be productive for the rest of afternoon and in the evening time, I occasionally failed. I tracked my own behavior and found that as soon as I could stay focused on my reading for a bit, my mind somehow found a way to sneak out to something much more fun like online shopping, watching travel videos on YouTube and other non-academic stuff. Or is this a result of short attention span? Hopefully, not. :( At the end, I allowed myself to do it as a reward for having worked hard and being active this morning while my other self thought I should have controlled myself a tad better though.
Now, I am feeling a bit disappointed at myself. So, to make me feel better, I will finish this entry, take a shower, and read an article.
6/23/2018 10.50 pm.
Edited 6/24/2018 10.34 pm.
