Since the time my first baby was born, one and half years ago, more and more demands have been placed on my and my wifes time. During the days before my marriage a few years ago, I had few distractions other than my job. And then after my marriage, there was little bit of demand on my time at home. But the birth of my baby girl changed all that. I now literally have to ration all my available time – distribute it , so that i spend enough of quality time on each of the important aspects of my life – My job , taking care of my baby, spending time with Suji, and taking care of all the routine home related work.
The first casuality of the reduced time availability was my health. My weight shot up to 88 kilos in early 2009. Since then i have reduced it to a manageable 79, but not still close to the 73 kilos i was in 2006.
I realised that , to save time and improve the quality of my and my familys life, i need to get organised and take care of myself and my family – both the psychological and physical health.
As a first step, i got a neat filing cabinet and got all documents into a system of numbered files. I have around 40 of those files and all my families documents – anything from hospital records, certificates to bank statements end up there. And looking for documents had become easier since then. I also managed to catalog all the books i have. The next step is to catalog and inventory every other item in the house. And then do all household cleaning and chores by sticking to a schedule. This includes servicing the various gadgets have at home at regular intervals, cleaning the house etc. The idea is to run the house like a efficient factory and spend the least amount of effort and mental space worrying about these.
The second aspect i realised was that i needed to take care of my body, just the way we would take care of our car or any machine. Good quality fuel, regular checkups, scheduled maintenances and enough rest. I embarked on a running and cycling program since early 2010 and has been fairly successful. I have managed to reduce 9 kilos since early 2009 , a tall achievement for someone with a busy lifestyle. I plan to reduce my weight to a respectable 73 kilos in the next 6 months.
In addition to the physical exercise part, i decided to rest my mind for atleast a day in a week, mostly on Sundays. Resting the mind of Saturday would be a bonus, not always possible, but highly encouraged. Other than reading books, i do not indulge in any other mind heavy activity. Watching movies or browsing internet and reading up on heavy technical reading material is strictly off. While watching movies might appear relaxing, it actually bombards the mind with a lot of sensory information that the mind gets loaded with all that.
The end result has been nothing less than phenomenal. Increased time spent with my family, better control over time and an increased sense of well being.
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You motivated me buddy!