Motivation/Organization. House Preparation/House Deterioration.

 I don't have much further exciting news right now, but it's already Monday and I don't want to get behind on these again.

The house is coming along nicely, the floors are basically all done. There's some minor tasks the carpenters are still doing, fixing doors and such, and a fair amount of painting left to do, but we're getting very close to move in time!

Oh, and the pipes to the sink appear to have froze again, perhaps partly because one of our furnaces stopped working. Good thing we've got 3 for some crazy reason!

I'm working on a habit that I've been wanting to install for a long time, but never had the time/energy to stick with long enough to get it running on autopilot. Basically it's just having a system that stays up to date on all my tasks and reminders, and keeps them organized in a way that nothing falls through the cracks.

That involves a bunch of habits though, from the habit of always writing down things, to the habit of always processing all those odds and ends I wrote down, along with any other sources of incoming responsibilities or tasks etc. like emails and physical mail. And the habit of regularly reviewing all these lists I'm making so I'm actually staying aware of what I need to do. And, I think, the habit of keeping the lists simplified, so they don't get too long and become overcrowded with things I want to do but don't actually have time for now.

I focused on it and actually got this system up and running for a few weeks, and it felt amazing. But then life happened and I didn't have the time to keep it updated and then it stopped working. I suspect that may end up happening again in the future, so I'll need some plans in place for how to modify the system into something simpler when I don't have much time, but I think just getting familiar enough with it, and making it enough of a habit, should solve most of the problems, even when I'm pressed for time.

I also have a plan in the works for creating some robust motivational structures, to keep me focused and making progress on my most important goals. I need to do a bit more research, and then some planning, but my goal is to have that set up by next week. And that will be exciting, I'll likely use this blog as part of that, so you'll get updates on how that experiment is going, as it progresses.

That's all for this week, take care and love to all of you friends and family who are reading

😊👋

-IO