JRock
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Jan 2, 2019 13:53:33 GMT
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Post by JRock on Jan 10, 2024 13:28:25 GMT
What a fun thread to read!
I have never done OLW and do not plan to do it as a project this but I've always really liked the idea so I did go ahead and pick a word for this year: Intentional. I wrote it in the front of my journal as well as some of what it means to me:
Being intentional to me means that I will have thought and reason behind my choices and actions.
It does not mean optimizing my entire life to be productive always.
My end goal is to feel good about how I used my time, to feel like I am actively living the life I want for myself.
Now what I did not write is what I think are a lot of the underlying causes: ongoing anxiety and intermittent depression along with ever present focus issues. My whole life I've felt like I don't use my time wisely, and I never could get myself to make significant changes. I think I have a much better understanding of why now and have been working to make some positive changes. I'm optimistic for the coming year.
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Post by cindyinflorida on Jan 11, 2024 13:28:08 GMT
Now what I did not write is what I think are a lot of the underlying causes: ongoing anxiety and intermittent depression along with ever present focus issues. My whole life I've felt like I don't use my time wisely, and I never could get myself to make significant changes. I think I have a much better understanding of why now and have been working to make some positive changes. I'm optimistic for the coming year. Are your ever present focus issues because you think and analyze too much or not at all? |
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jan 11, 2024 14:37:53 GMT
What a fun thread to read! I have never done OLW and do not plan to do it as a project this but I've always really liked the idea so I did go ahead and pick a word for this year: Intentional. I wrote it in the front of my journal as well as some of what it means to me: Being intentional to me means that I will have thought and reason behind my choices and actions.
It does not mean optimizing my entire life to be productive always.
My end goal is to feel good about how I used my time, to feel like I am actively living the life I want for myself.Now what I did not write is what I think are a lot of the underlying causes: ongoing anxiety and intermittent depression along with ever present focus issues. My whole life I've felt like I don't use my time wisely, and I never could get myself to make significant changes. I think I have a much better understanding of why now and have been working to make some positive changes. I'm optimistic for the coming year. My word was intentional in 2020, of course that went out the window in March, but the two months I got to use the word it was a fun one  |
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JRock
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Jan 2, 2019 13:53:33 GMT
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Post by JRock on Jan 11, 2024 17:55:24 GMT
Now what I did not write is what I think are a lot of the underlying causes: ongoing anxiety and intermittent depression along with ever present focus issues. My whole life I've felt like I don't use my time wisely, and I never could get myself to make significant changes. I think I have a much better understanding of why now and have been working to make some positive changes. I'm optimistic for the coming year. Are your ever present focus issues because you think and analyze too much or not at all? 100% too much. Great for my professional life but is for sure a double edged sword. So often in my regular life I just have too many competing thoughts. That is one of the reasons I love long distance running, it's the one time I feel like I can let me thoughts run free and loose and it isn't exhausting. Bonus: makes me well suited for those long steady state runs. Unfortunately I haven't run consistently in many years but I have picked it back up and I think it is one of the best things I can do for myself for so many reasons. What's interesting is that I find long form journaling doesn't quite work for me because of this. I love journaling, but I spend so much time thinking through any problems that by the time I sit down to write it all out I've gotten everything I need from just thinking about it all far too much. But I like short form day to day journaling. Like PL in written word, plus stickers. The brain is fascinating. |
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 15, 2024 3:19:19 GMT
It does not mean optimizing my entire life to be productive always.
I love this so much! |
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Post by hoopsfn on Jan 17, 2024 16:30:52 GMT
Fun question ScrapbookMyLife. Loved reading everyone's responses. I don't do OLW - I would be like @breetheflea and be lucky to get through a coupla months. However I think my "challenge" for myself this year is going to be "simplify". |
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