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So I’m trying a new thing. Side note – I can’t believe it’s August already, the year swallowing us whole like quicksand. Tldr – August was busy on a professional front but less so in the personal domain, where it was primarily maintenance mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work life has been busy. Fortunately, due to the current demand for digital marketing services, I’ve been incredibly busy. While this website my main side project, I certainly haven’t been writing as prolifically as bygone months. This month my plantar fasciitis worsened, which resulted in less running. I feel the new trainers I bought 6 weeks ago overpronate my feet, affecting my biomechanics and causing greater pain at the onset of exercise.
I want to start reflecting more on passing months, parsing patterns and reflecting on results<\/a>, so as to inform future behaviour.
Hopefully, it’ll provide an inkling for where my time is spent and which areas require greater investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s an argument, much like Dunbar’s assertion in Catch 22, that if we can extend subjective perception by making life more boring, it will pass slower. Who knows!
I do feel, however, that these reviews might help me reflect on the quotidian, creating memory pegs on which to hang any meaningful moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
While many people in face-to-face industries are fearful regarding an uncertain future, I feel incredibly grateful that I can work remotely.
Most of my time this month has been spent on client work which unfortunately hasn’t left much time for blog writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSide projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When I think of the skills I wish to develop and activities providing most pleasure and return on investment, writing is near the top of the list.
This means that it deserves daily investment, likely first thing upon waking.
One reason for the writing slow down is my work on another tentative side project.
It was rumbling along pretty well, but after experiencing some technical issues, it’s become a slight mental drain.
More clarity is needed here as I decide whether to contract outside assistance, but nevertheless, it shouldn’t distract me from contributing here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nExercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Despite this, I was still happy to see that I’ve run every other day of the month through August. (Note – I use a Garmin Instinct Tactical<\/a> watch to track my workouts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n