Thanks for the link, Nellie. I didn’t do the assessment, I once worked for a company where the boss thumbed all of management (including me) into the ground over the Stephen Covey book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” – I guess now I know some of the reasons why I couldn’t accomplish anything there but a big part of the problem was the boss. So I have a huge resistance to this sort of thing. That’s not to say it isn’t valuable or important, just my own experience with a psychopath boss (yes, he fits the description).
But it did open my perspective up to thinking about how I could start to focus my time now that the meds and a separation of my business and home life are giving me more time and space. Thinking about what is most important to me and then choosing activities that align with that is very helpful. I also just read a few stories online about internet addiction and I think I am starting to fall into that category, although there is dispute about whether or not it’s a true addiction, I know that I spend too much time on the internet and then feel badly about it afterwards because I think I could have spent the time better.
I think that’s a lifelong pattern for me, filling time with meaningless activities. But I think I might be in a better position now to do something about it. Whiteboard planning and defining some goals (without going overboard) is helpful. Thanks 