my mom is here visiting me for the next three weeks. she's the ultimate creature of habit -- good habits. how i wish i had her good habits. this is her daily routine.
6am
-getup
-juice some funky concoction
-tai chi (sp?)
-eat 2 pieces of toast, butter is optional
7am
-shower
730am
-work like she's 30 years old
she's a cpa so, 3 copies of everything, filed and stamped and rechecked twice.
well, you guys get the picture. no need for further details. workaholic? definitely. creature of habit? most definitely.
she's 65 and has no signs of retiring. her own words, "retirement is for patsies." which i'm kinda glad because i've seen her retire once and it just made her miserable. so, coming out of retirement, she found a second career teaching (and investing, and real estate, and reinvesting, yada yada yada.) did i mention i love doing business with accountants? well, their strict attention to detail is the reason. back to the topic, i've seen her for 30 years doing the same thing over and over. staying healthy, working hard, playing hard.
i mean, i wish i had the same habits as her. i tend to overdo things. no balance. i've been known to be able to pull 3 20 hour days at a time and i am known to pull 72 hours of not doing anything at all. too extreme, too burnt out, too stressed out, very unhealthy. maybe i do not have the urge to develop these habits.
i think habits are formed out of necessity. necessity to make time, necessity to get in touch with business partners, necessity to fit in, etc. i'm pretty sure time management plays a good deal out of all this. productivity is an end result. maybe in due time, i'll also be developing my own work habit.
oh well, it's noon. luch time with my mom. on the hour.
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