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Life can throw a lot of shit your way.
While you had a brilliant plan for a productive day — breakfast at 8, start work at 9, break at 12, finish all work by 4, etc. — you throw it all out the window by mid-morning.
Look — things are going to happen. As much as we can try to control every moment of our lives, we simply can’t.
You probably know this. That’s not what this piece is about. It’s about not letting life’s capricious twists and turns getting in the way of you achieving your goals.
There’s a way to prevent this. It requires a redefinition of progress. It all starts with this idea: set your baseline.
The Baseline
I have a good friend that’s been journaling every day for about a decade. No matter what happens, she writes. She gets words on the paper.
She is incredibly tired and they want to go to bed? She writes.
She has loads of work and deadlines are fast approaching? She writes.
The world’s falling apart? She writes.
When I asked her if she found it to be a chore, they said no. She knows she’s going to write. She doesn’t need to worry about not getting it done. It’s more unconscious than brushing her teeth.
