This week:
I’ve been exercising intensively for the past five days, working out for at least an hour each day. I also have two more planned for the next two days.
While it’s been exhausting, I’ve tried so many new things, and it’s been incredibly interesting! (and tiring)
Honestly, I’m speechless. The past week has been stacked with all kinds of activities—spending time with friends, studying, working, and exercising. It’s been fulfilling, but I do feel like I need more rest. I’m not mentally tired, but physically powerless. Some parts of my body hurt whenever I am moving my body:)
A new mindset:
About the topic. I am not tired, I am getting ready for tomorrow.
It came from one of the instructors from work out. I was saying that I can’t come two consecutive days because I would be tired, and he said that it’s all about mindset. If I have the mindset of going to bed every day because I am tired at the end of the day, I am doing negative enforcement, unconsciously putting negative thoughts into my life. Instead, I could switch my mindset to sleeping is about getting ready for the next day. That would remove the ‘self-introduced’ tiredness and downsides.
It makes sense, but it is hard. The way I see my day is always ‘I have done a lot today, super fulfilling, I can go to sleep.’ I have been evaluating the day with the sleep included. Whether I am going to sleep early enough will also affect how I see my day. If I can’t go to bed early, then it is naturally a busy and exhausting day. However, with the instructor’s mindset, sleep belongs to the next day, so every day starts with some quality rest– which is sleeping. I might feel better because of that.
I just find this thought really interesting, and I would like to give it a try.
Next week:
I hope I can have more time to rest and have a healthy sleep schedule.
Put more focus on study as midterm is around the corner.