I really like the most recent system I came up with for keeping track of my activities. It’s a simple spreadsheet with activity categories in the columns, dates in the rows, and the cells contain activity details. It takes seconds to complete for each activity, and I get a good idea of how much I have invested and how consistent I have been. Quantifying would improve it, and that would not take too much effort I don’t think, but I’m not sure exactly how I would do it so for now I will just leave it as is. Unfortunately, when I started working overtime (at R.S. Johnson), I fell out of the habit of keeping track. That’s mostly because I barely did anything other than work.
This past week I overindulged in Terraria in my free time. I
also read a few stories from Royal Road, which is my new go-to entertainment source
(replacing fanfiction). I have read several excellent stories on there, the
first (and highest-rated) being Mother of Learning. I’m not satisfied, though. “Entertainment”
is so unfulfilling, beyond an hour or so. I think that’s partially why people “binge”—to
forget how unsatisfied they are. I need to change my approach to address this
in a healthy and responsible way. I guess my best option for that is to set a
schedule or routine.
Lately I have been feeling a drive to exercise. However, tennis
is the only real outlet I would consider, and I just can’t see myself coming
home from work at 4 in the afternoon, in the hottest part of the day, and
immediately going back out to play. After dinner seems even less likely, but I’ll
give it some thought.
I finished sealing the door for Mom and Dad’s cabinet-table
today. Home Depot didn’t have the proper hinges in stock when I checked
yesterday, so I’m going to pick them up tomorrow on my way over to their house.
There I will hopefully install it and it will finally be done! I’ve started
thinking about other projects, but between the summer heat, unpredictable
working hours, and the looming craziness of the semester’s start, I may be holding
off for a while.
In other news, I am feeling disgusted with myself about two
things: programming and socializing. Well, the latter is hardly novel, I am
just feeling it more keenly this holiday weekend. In programming, I really want
to get on with a few projects, but it has been so long since I touched them,
and there are resources that I can’t find easily, and it’s just easier to go
back to reading or something else fun.
