Dear Me Day 185
Day 185/365 June 21st, 2011
More work stress today. That's the way it goes in the summer. But at the end of the day, as people contemplated hitting the bar, although I declined, I did realize that I'd spent a good portion of my day worrying about stuff. Things beyond my control, issues that couldn't really be helped, and situations that will probably resolve themselves naturally anyway.
And all it got me was more stress, more worry... for what? Nothing.
I elected not to hit the bar... but I did resolve to spend less time freaking out. It didn't help anything, didn't solve the issues on my desk. Most of the time these days I'm able to stay pretty calm... but I think I need to focus on keeping that sense of calm even when things start to get a little crazy. There's still a month and a half of our official "busy season," and I don't want to waste time freaking out about stuff I can't control.
Dear Me Day 185
Day 185/365 June 21st, 2011
More work stress today. That's the way it goes in the summer. But at the end of the day, as people contemplated hitting the bar, although I declined, I did realize that I'd spent a good portion of my day worrying about stuff. Things beyond my control, issues that couldn't really be helped, and situations that will probably resolve themselves naturally anyway.
And all it got me was more stress, more worry... for what? Nothing.
I elected not to hit the bar... but I did resolve to spend less time freaking out. It didn't help anything, didn't solve the issues on my desk. Most of the time these days I'm able to stay pretty calm... but I think I need to focus on keeping that sense of calm even when things start to get a little crazy. There's still a month and a half of our official "busy season," and I don't want to waste time freaking out about stuff I can't control.