The Key to Productivity

Ok, well I'm back at my New Year's Resolution. I had one relapse, but it's ok. All that matters is that I keep trying even after a failure.

I actually had a really productive day today. My hydrofracking class was cancelled today because the prof is out of town, so I completed the homework assignment for that class and finished my GIS lab instead.

After GIS class, I came back to my apartment and my back was really sore, from all the sitting and intensive studying that morning. I really had the urge to go on a really long walk. So what I did was, I walked 2.7 miles to a bar downtown. I brought my laptop and was sitting at the bar writing my revised software thesis proposal! I had a long island and a hard cider, ordered chicken quesadillas for dinner, and ordered their dessert special. I got 4 pages written!!

It was amazing. I went at the end of happy hour, so it wasn't all that crazy loud in there. The atmosphere was chill, and plus there was a TV right in front of me. I am really bad at staying focused on my work, which is why I end up checking Facebook/my emails every 5 minutes. But when I was at the bar, I would just glance at the TV to take a short break every now and then instead, and then get back to it.

But it just goes to show, people are much more productive when they are happy. I had forgotten how much I love long walks. I think the last time I took a really long walk was back at Penn State. It was during the period when Ray and I had broken up and we were not friends briefly, and I needed to clear my head. But anyway, I made the long walk today and it made me feel a lot better. I think Erin was right-- she was telling me earlier today that the lack of sunlight here might be contributing to my fatigue problem. It was lovely to walk outside in the sun, listening to my iPod. I even discovered a new mailbox here! Haha, only the second mailbox I've seen here...

So yeah. I walked back to my apartment and took a nice bubble bath. Back to being kind to myself :)