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Apologies if this is obvious or pathetically basic, but thought I& #39;d share as someone who like many still doesn& #39;t feel like they& #39;ve ever completely got to grips with WFH/post-proper lockdown life...
..remember when Netflix came out & we all had choice paralysis, spending so long deliberating over what to watch, time ultimately ran out and we were left watching nothing? I& #39;ve felt a version of that with lockdown, only it& #39;s due to having more time rather than too much choice...
...in the old commuting, working in an office with people, life as a routine way, you didn& #39;t really have to make many new decisions. And when you did, they were split-second decisions. Shall I run for this train or get the next? I only have 5 mins for lunch so it& #39;s Pret or Eat...
I& #39;ve found I& #39;ve really struggled with having more time. Not b/c I don& #39;t want it, but b/c I don& #39;t know how to use it. Shall I exercise now, then shower and start work? Shall I do work early, then exercise? Shall I revel in a nice lunch or grab a quick sandwich & finish earlier?...
I often end up deliberating for too long, beating myself up over it, then not doing anything & #39;well& #39;. I& #39;m half-parenting, half-working, half-trying to take advantage of all the new opportunities...getting it wrong and getting more frustrated that I& #39;m missing out...
...This is probably really obvious/boring time management stuff. But my wife (who has spent 6 months seeing me being useless) is now just saying & #39;it doesn& #39;t matter which, just pick one& #39; when I ask another question where either answer won& #39;t be a matter of life or death...
And you know what? It& #39;s really helped. I get this is a pretty small thing to choose to open up about, but if it helps one person...If like me you& #39;ve spent too much time trying to & #39;do lockdown& #39; well that you& #39;ve done nothing well, treat more things as split-decisions and just & #39;do& #39;.
