It’s been a tough week with work and the summer heat coming into Tucson. I’ve been getting more tired after work. I’ve been taking longer naps in the afternoon, which results in time lost from working on the blog or taking my software classes or editing videos. It’s been 3 days of feeling guilty and stressed about falling behind on my side hustles and schooling that I am just burnt out.
I had to really take a step away from my messed up schedule. Just take time to write this short post because I had to break my negative cycle of thinking. I’m about to go take a walk outside to cool my head off even more, but as I’m writing this post, I just feel a little bit less stressed because I’ve reminded myself that the stress I give myself or the guilt I focus on doesn’t help me become more effective in my work. All the stress takes up mental space that I need for stuff like writing this post. All that stress makes me more tired too. I feel less confident in myself when I’m stressing out this much and that hurts my belief that the work I do will get me closer to who and where I want to be in the future.
So this is just a reminder for myself and for you to take a step back when you get super stressed or into a negative cycle of thinking. Go out for a walk (hopefully not during the hot daytime here in Tucson) for like 5 minutes. Do something you absolutely enjoy to take your mind off.
