Consistency

At the onset of December, I had made up my mind to stay consistent with my writing. Writing atleast a couple of lines each day to get out of my slump. I have already missed 3 days, but I am not counting, because I have written far more than I would have written if I had not kept that as a benchmark. I have written more in these 16 days than I have in the last 2 years. It has been extremely satisfying. I had also kept up a goal to read 2 pages a day every day. Ofcourse I did not keep it up, but I did finish one book - The Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi and 5-6 chapters of Chris Miller's The Chip War(which I keep calling Chip wars like star wars). I had one more goal to listen to 1 audiobook this year. I am already on to my second this year. One was non-violent communication and now it is a fictional one - Never lie. The next on my list was learning Korean words. I started with Duolingo last December and have been keeping streak since then. One letter and one word at a time. It has been fun learning a new script and a new language. One day, hoping to take up client from South Korea and impressing them with actually knowing how to read Korean as well. One Day! I also chose to draw/paint/crochet every week. I was quite successful with that too. Just listing all these out instead of keeping them in my head helped with staying consistent with it. And with consistency, I have been able to achieve progress. I strive to build small habits instead of going all in and failing miserably. A year back, I would have felt like a failure for not checking off all the items in my To-Do list. Now, I am happy when i check even one off. It is an achievement, because life happens. I am more forgiving of myself of the missed deadlines or my grand plans. It is okay. I will not brood and I will not consider it as a failure. And what i realized is that by doing just this switch in my mindset, I have managed to achieve so much more than I could have ever imagined. I find these smaller milestones easier to accomplish and also they give me a sense of accomplishment. I am all geared up to set the tone for next year and identify my micro goals and celebrate them. So until next time, Happy Reading!