Week 1 - 2021
We’re exactly a week into this year and it’s already been a pretty rough ride. I didn’t have UK lockdown and and attempted coup in the same week, but here we are.
I set some resolutions this year—y’know: new year; new me, and all that. Here they are:
Work much less than I did in 2020
Switch off more—especially in the evening
Focus—a lot less flitting around, wasting time on side-projects and shit ideas
If I come up with an idea: sit on it, instead of acting on it, immediately
Say no more
Less time arguing on Twitter and with arseholes, in general. Fuck those dickheads.
I’ve done pretty well this week, apart from the first one. That’s because I was getting my new Piccalilli site over the line so I can take my foot off the gas again. It’s been haunting me for months now and is crucial to me doing what I want to do all year: writing.
I’m starting some pretty cool projects for other folks, early this year too, so I really wanted to clear the decks, as it were, this week. I’ve probably taken a little bit more from the ol’ buffer that I built up with a proper break (and Twitter break—fuck I needed that), but it’s all good because I’ve set my Screen Time/Downtime rules to keep me off stuff while I’m supposed to be relaxing.
In terms of saying no, I’m really committing to that and have already said it a few times this week. I’ve been awful at saying yes, just to make someone happy in the past and then suffering horrendous bouts of burnout as a result. After last year’s closing bout of burnout, I’m being extremely cautious not to end up in that place again this year. Fuck that shit.
Anyway, take it easy and stay safe. We’re in for a horrific few weeks and months with COVID, so be kind to yourself.