It's interesting how the small decisions of how we spend our time have a big impact on our overall experience.
Sometimes we are on such auto-pilot that we don't put much thought into how we are spenidng our time.
We often just fill it with things like watching TV, scrolling social media, video games, talking on the phone, eating out, etc.
We all need relaxation and escape, but I think it's important to know we can have a much different experience with just small decision changes.
For example, consider the following morning routine -
Wake up, make the bed, get some ice water with lemon, coffee or tea, then start with a 10-minute meditation, complete a home workout or yoga session, read about ten pages, and then focus on to the most critical projects for the day, which would include going to work and the normal routine.
Compare that with waking up and instantly checking email, social media, going online, and reading and watching the news, and then focusing on the most critical parts for the day.
Our experience for that morning is very different, and our mindset is likely going to be in a different place.
The small choices in the same setting have a big impact on our experience.
Seems obvious to say
But harder to reflect on enough to decide to make a change from our usual behavior.
The small choices where we spend our time also has a big impact on our experience.
We become used to being in the same places and stay in patterns without much thought into it.
Most of us are lucky enough to have access to great places to spend time, including public libraries, parks, museums, trails for hikes, gyms, and whatever else might be available.
Spending time in any of these places is a much different experience than staying home and watching TV or playing video games.
Just like it would be a different experience if we listened to a podcast and did some organizing, or played an instrument, wrote, or painted.
I notice that if I'm more pro-active with making simple decisions through my day, it helps set the tone and experience.
There are outside pressures on how to spend our day, what we should buy, eat, etc., but we can acknowledge these influences, reflect on them, and make decisions on our own.
There is also the cumulative effect over time to consider these experiences have as well. We can think about how our small decisions will impact us over time and make decisions based on this.
It's nice to know we can be creative with our time, and I think it's important to remember that it's our small decisions and actions that largely determine our experience.
Alright, everyone, that's it for now, thank you so much for listening. I really appreciate it, and I hope you found some value in just these few minutes. I know I mention that talking through this kind of thing helps me out a lot as well. So thank you. Have a great rest of your day, and I'll be talking to you very soon. Later! Peace!
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