And so begins a new year. I would say that I’m happy to once again start with a clean slate but things are going pretty good for me right now. Work is good. Life is good. I feel like the writers and the actors strike worked out well for me. Because there was a lack of new entertainment and I didn’t lose an hour to late night show monologues on YouTube because those shows weren’t on, my YouTube algorithm was nice enough to point me towards productivity channels.

First came James Clear with his Atomic Habits book which I believe has completely changed my life. Then I followed it up with Mathew Dicks and his book Someday is Today. I was able to find those fellows thru Ali Abdul’s YouTube channel and he just came out with his own book, Feel Good Productivity, which I absolutely loved and look forward to listening to it a second time and taking a few notes.

It’s because of those guys and other motivated productivity people that I feel like I’m moving forward in my life. That’s an odd thing to say as I’m just 19 days away from my 51st birthday but it is what’s happening. I’ve lived most of my life in the search of making my work easier and the endgame always being one of leisure, preferably sitting in front of a tv set. Now, I live an existence where I’m constantly feeling like there’s just not enough time to get things done and wondering if I have the talent and ability to do great things well. The jury is out on that but at least now, I feel like I’m trying and while failure from trying is certainly not the optimal goal, I do feel it’s a better outcome then lack of life improvement that results from not trying at all.

So…we’ll see. 😀