Feeling Stuck? Read this..
Hey buddy,
If you are feeling stuck, first of all, let me tell you it’s normal.
In fact, even I wrote this post to feel rested. Today, I felt like there’s too much turbulence to be able to commit to a thought or a task without using extra energy and powering through the starting line.
I seem to live in this state of mind more often than I’d like. And this is not a great place to be because, if at all, only urgent or unimportant tasks can get done in this state.
And we know that in the long run, the important tasks are the once that make all the difference.
I feel that if I don’t work on them, I won’t maintain the competitive edge that I like to have. I won’t improve as a person.
Why am I in this state?
I think this is the mental version of clogging or constipation. Seems to me as a result of the following equation:
Regret (procrastination) + Negativity + Lack of Simple Systems — → Mental Constipation
This state is prolonged further by the use of social media, which gives you enough dopamine to stay distracted but doesn’t give you enough energy to go back to being productive.
This is why a lot of people don’t know where their days go. And they aren’t too happy about it. Come to think of it, I can draw a parallel with how a junkie might feel.
This state makes you feel like a wraith. Surviving but unable to do much.
This is NOT how I want to spend my time. Not even a day!
What’s the Solution?
Unlike when you are high, in this state you do realize that there’s something wrong. But it needs the energy to strap out of it, especially if you don’t have a system in place to fall back on to.
The idea is to set up a mental trigger. Whenever you notice you are in such a state, a trigger goes off and reminds you to do something.
Now what you do depends on person to person. For me, I believe that writing (typing) is a great way to unclog and declutter my head.
I am hardly able to have deep thoughts by only thinking. I get distracted within a couple of seconds.
So here, I have set my trigger and also successfully escaped this state by writing this piece.
What’s yours?
Thinking? Taking a walk? Talking to someone?
Tell me about it!
