OFFICE SUPPLIES!
Yeah, that's right. My guilty pleasure is office supplies. Give me a nice blue BIC pen, and a crisp new pad of paper. Give me a set of drawers next to me containing pens, pencils, paper, printer ink, and plastic sleeves for papers that need to be protected and inserted in to a binder. Sit me down next to a book shelf full of books such as Just Don't Fall by Josh Sundquist and The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy J. Koegel. And what will I sit upon? A nice, comfortable, sturdy office chair that makes me think, "Alright, Amanda. It's time to get down to business," every time I sit down in it.
Call me a nerd, but every bit of this is true. I do genuinely get excited to sit down in my office chair, surrounded by my tools to get work done. Don't get me wrong, I love working outside in the fresh air and great outdoors, but there are definitely tasks which are more suited to get done sitting at a desk. This is a semi-new found love. When I came home from college I realized I needed a place to sit down and do my thinking and hard work. It was probably triggered by something I learned in my freshman seminar class. A guest speaker came in one day to talk to us about healthy habits. One of them was to never to work in your bed. Associate your bed with sleep, otherwise when you lay down to settle in for the night you will be confused and restless.
I have taken that same idea and applied it to my desk and my work space. When I have serious work to do, I know where I need to be. When I need to FOCUS on the task at hand, I know that when I sit down in my chair I am sitting down to get something accomplished. When I pick up my pen and paper, I know I am doing something productive. When I reach for a book, my brain prepares itself to be motivated and/or inspired.
I suppose this type of thinking could be associated to a lot of aspects of our daily lives. Dieting is hard? Train your brain to know sitting down to the kitchen table means it is time to eat, and perhaps you won't associate more things with being hungry. Have trouble sitting down and getting focused on a project? Designate a certain space as your "work space" and your brain and body will understand what it means when you sit there. Are you feeling stressed? Find a space that is relaxing, peaceful, and triggers positive emotions.
Taking the time to set these areas have really helped me in my day to day life. I have found that I am happier, more productive, and have an overall better quality of life. I hope you guys can take these things and put them to good use!
Until next we meet
Respectfully,
me
Yeah, that's right. My guilty pleasure is office supplies. Give me a nice blue BIC pen, and a crisp new pad of paper. Give me a set of drawers next to me containing pens, pencils, paper, printer ink, and plastic sleeves for papers that need to be protected and inserted in to a binder. Sit me down next to a book shelf full of books such as Just Don't Fall by Josh Sundquist and The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy J. Koegel. And what will I sit upon? A nice, comfortable, sturdy office chair that makes me think, "Alright, Amanda. It's time to get down to business," every time I sit down in it.
Call me a nerd, but every bit of this is true. I do genuinely get excited to sit down in my office chair, surrounded by my tools to get work done. Don't get me wrong, I love working outside in the fresh air and great outdoors, but there are definitely tasks which are more suited to get done sitting at a desk. This is a semi-new found love. When I came home from college I realized I needed a place to sit down and do my thinking and hard work. It was probably triggered by something I learned in my freshman seminar class. A guest speaker came in one day to talk to us about healthy habits. One of them was to never to work in your bed. Associate your bed with sleep, otherwise when you lay down to settle in for the night you will be confused and restless.
I have taken that same idea and applied it to my desk and my work space. When I have serious work to do, I know where I need to be. When I need to FOCUS on the task at hand, I know that when I sit down in my chair I am sitting down to get something accomplished. When I pick up my pen and paper, I know I am doing something productive. When I reach for a book, my brain prepares itself to be motivated and/or inspired.
I suppose this type of thinking could be associated to a lot of aspects of our daily lives. Dieting is hard? Train your brain to know sitting down to the kitchen table means it is time to eat, and perhaps you won't associate more things with being hungry. Have trouble sitting down and getting focused on a project? Designate a certain space as your "work space" and your brain and body will understand what it means when you sit there. Are you feeling stressed? Find a space that is relaxing, peaceful, and triggers positive emotions.
Taking the time to set these areas have really helped me in my day to day life. I have found that I am happier, more productive, and have an overall better quality of life. I hope you guys can take these things and put them to good use!
Until next we meet
Respectfully,
me
