ketobeejay on Nostr: I have different jobs than you, but I still think it's important to put my physical ...

I have different jobs than you, but I still think it's important to put my physical and mental health first. Even if I not feel like I don't HAVE time, I must CARVE OUT time. I purposely don't start my office hours until 9, so I use the time between 7-ish and 9 to leisurely get ready. I wash, dress, eat a proper breakfast and do my chores, and then when the workday starts, I'm already ready. I take a walk and don't have my first coffee until midmorning (in the summer, I take my walk early before the sun starts being merciless), and I do my chores once I get back. My phone is silent except for deliveries and calls. I check messages a few times per day, not more than 4-5. Letting anyone else interrupt flow shoots my stress level up. You're in control of your day.

When I was in my late 20s, I started my own web building business lived the opposite of this and let everyone and everything dictate my hours, my time, and my feelings. But I was younger and hungry (and with youth comes resilience). Too old for that now 😅