2- Maintaining a Lazy Sheet

The first post in this series is- The Lazy Club

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No, it wasn’t a sudden decision to KICK OUT LAZINESS or make my vow public yesterday in my previous post. It was my thoughtful plan because laziness really isn’t doing anything good to me. Like a true lazy at heart, I wasted my entire 1st of January, 2023 doing nothing productive and that’s when I decided- Kucch to karna padega re! (Something needs to be done). Getting inspired by a YouTube video, I got an idea of maintaining a lazy sheet.

THE LAZY SHEET

I took an A4 sheet and divided it into three columns where I would write about how I spend my time each day. I think that the lazy-sheet is necessary because one needs to know how problematic the problem is before working on it. It is better to observe the macrocosm before stepping into the microcosmic details.

With a new enthusiasm to maintain my lazy sheet, I mindfully wrote down the time and activity before moving on to the next task. Here is how my lazy sheet looked like at the end of 2nd of January-

2/Jan/2023

·         10:20 (a.m.)- woke up, made bed

·         10:20-10:30- ate dry fruits

·         10:30-10:35- made my Lazy sheet

·         10:35-10:50- took a bath

·         10:50- 11:06- breakfast

·         11:06- 12:10- songs/social media

·         12:10-1:20 (p.m.)- study

·         1:20- 1:40- songs/daydream

·         1:40- 2:50- study

·         2:50- 4:40- wasted time (songs/daydream/nap)

·         4:40- 6:10- snack time/songs/daydreams

·         6:10- 7:10- study

·         7:10- 11:24- wasted time

·         11:24- 12:00 (midnight)- listened to bhajans and slept

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To maintain the lazy-sheet consistency and mindfulness is required. To move on to next task, I had to stay back, write down my activity and time for a few seconds and then switch. On the first day (2 Jan) I was able to maintain my lazy sheet. On the second day, I studied for almost 6.5 hours but from the third, reality struck hard. It was 4th of January, 2023 when I was on my periods and my lazy mind got a reason to escape the KICK OUT LAZINESS promise. My lazy column for 4th January looked like-

4/Jan/2023

·         5:00 a.m.- woke up

·         7:30- left the bed

·         8:00- 9:15- Sadhana App

·         9:15- 12:53- went to the salon

·         12:53 p.m.- os.me (secret Santa’s gift)

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On 4th, I couldn’t maintain my lazy sheet after 12:53 p.m. Why? Despite not being on super-painful periods, my mind tricked me to waste my time by daydreaming, listening to songs and scrolling mindlessly because this mind is not habituated to being disciplined. That day, I didn’t even study for an hour. (I don’t mean to say that women should not rest during menstruation, but here, I am talking about myself, when my pain was not much. I could have easily read a book from the comfort of my bed, but I chose not to. Courtesy- indiscipline and inconsistency)

I have noticed that daydreaming and listening to songs have become my escape route. When life presents children with issues, we either get engaged into it and often mess up our mental health or lock ourselves up and start daydreaming because the dream-world is always better than the reality outside. Well, I will say that I have come a long way from daydreaming about suicide to daydreaming about the Divine or living a life. Laziness is like a by-product due to my life experiences but now the time is ripe. I better KICK OUT LAZINESS from my mind.

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 P.S.- This YouTube video popped up yesterday. It made me realize that I have a lot to be grateful for.

Next post in this series- Laziness, Procrastination and Stagnation

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