Side Note

  • Routine,  Side Note

    Sleep is a Luxury

    For some reason I am not yawning… My eyes are burning but I’m not yawning. It is currently 02:30 and I am still awake. I don’t have work tomorrow, or should I say today, but I do have work I want to catch up on and lack of sleep is not helping the situation. The reasons for sleep not coming easily are many but one of the most glaring issues is that I don’t currently have a set routine. I worked today, or should I say yesterday, until about 22:00, or 22:30, not sure anymore… Which means supper time was about 22:45 or so. This eating late habit means that…

  • Side Note

    What Comes Next?

    If you sit down and think about it, I mean really dig deep and think, how different is today’s world to when you were a child? If you say “No different” then you may not be paying attention, or you live on another planet Just watching the news nowadays is like a lucky draw, will it be about a virus or war or a political spat that is destroying lives or endangering our future? It is hard to be a “glass half full” type of person with the world being the way it is. Now you might say, “Just don’t watch the news” or “Don’t be so melodramatic, we have…

  • Side Note

    Motivating Yourself & Others

    Motivating yourself is one thing, but having to motivate others is particularly tricky. That saying about leading a horse to water but not being able to make the horse drink becomes especially true when you have to deal with another person’s personal or emotional challenges. My knee jerk reaction is to say that you can’t force others to do what you think they should be doing. You can work on your own goals, critical tasks, work related commitments. Remember something, don’t make a colleague’s job your own, the stress of trying to juggle their work as well as your own may be more harmful to you than you think, it…

  • Planning,  Scheduling,  Side Note

    The Great Ideas Black Hole

    Sometimes we have a great idea for a blog post and sometimes, well we just don’t. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Work, and your home responsibilities, sometimes take over, and you are unable to get to that all important blog post that you wanted to get out there for your readers to peruse. Sit down and plan, create a list of things you want to share. Watch some relevant YouTube content, just don’t get sucked into the YouTube black hole. Listen to a podcast or read a book that is relevant to your particular blog. Just don’t give up. When you have your topic, write it down on your…