4 Habits You Should Do Daily To Work On Your Personal Project
While Managing Your Busy Life
It could be a side hustle or a hobby like reading or making out time to exercise.
We all have at least one personal project that we want to work on.
And it's not about punching in the numbers or achieving the month's target. This personal project is significant just to one person - You. You want to indulge in this project for its own sake and the pleasure you'll receive in the process. But our hectic life comes in between and leaves us with no time or energy to spend on anything else.
But, I can say from experience that it is possible to make an impossible task possible.
Here are four habits you should do daily to help you work on your personal project while managing your busy life -
Manage your obstacles.
These are the obligations, responsibilities and inevitabilities that creep up in your day.
The job you have, the school run, cooking your meals, the out-of-the-blue tyre puncture - these and many more daily basic activities are unavoidable. These take up a big chunk of the day and energy.
So when thinking of adding your personal project to the list, make sure you evaluate what activities (or people, place and situation) might hinder.
Find slots of freedom.
Throughout the day, you'll find pockets of time that are free for you to use.
Usually, we use this free time scrolling to social media, but we can change that.
We can use that time we are in a waiting line to google how you can promote your work. We can use that coffee drinking time to also read a few pages of your book. We can fit in a quick workout session by doing a few Russian twists while watching Netflix.
These small slots of freedom will eventually compound and result in significant returns.
Manage your energy.
We want to believe we humans are rational, but we are not.
We are emotional.
We react to emotions - of ourselves and the people around us. Not all days are the same where you are feeling energetic from sunrise to sunset.
So if you are feeling low, don't try to tackle your personal project. Instead, try to up your mood and then get to business.
Create boundaries.
This comes in two folds.
First, create boundaries with yourself.
Be very strict with the free time you do get to work on your personal project. And keep most leisurely activities - like watching TV, scrolling through social media, gaming - for after you're done with your work.
Second, create boundaries with others.
Let them know you'll be busy for the next couple of hours. Close the door. Turn off your phone. Do whatever you need to do to make the most of the time you get for yourself.
