What skills or lessons have you learned recently?
I used to be a very disciplined person and I never realized that it was a skill, until I had to re-learn it. I got caught in that place where I couldn’t manage my work, private life, social life, daily errands and staying healthy. Something was always suffering and I didn’t feel good about myself and I had this sensation that I was letting myself down or that there simply wasn’t enough time to do everything. Very often, the thing that would never get done is my writing or any other creative endeavor I have and that would really, really make me depressed.
That’s when I decided to become more disciplined again. I always try to have an overview of the week ahead of me and I use my planner to do so. I write down what I HAVE to do each day and then I try to spread my other tasks around the important stuff. It has helped me maintain focus and actually have some semblance of control over my own life.
I love having a physical planner, instead of an app, because I like the satisfaction of crossing things off my list. I do write some stuff in my notes app just so that I don’t forget it during the day because I am quite forgetful but I always cross it off the list once I am home.
I don’t always manage to do everything, but then I simply reschedule it or find a better time for it. I try to have some priorities, besides the things I have to do. It is pretty impossible to have it all with an 8-hour work day, but I do my best to have balance and to maintain discipline.
I also ordered my planner for 2025, cannot wait for it to arrive!
Love,
Luna
Don’t forget that my first novel is available on Amazon: Little Rebellion
Also you can get my poetry books: Rehab and Identity crisis