All Work No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy
All work no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Just kidding, ha :). But the COVID lock down combined with the fact that I still have a full time day job while working all nights on my business are making me feel a bit like Jack Nicholsons character in the Shining.
In case you're not familiar with the movie (is that even possible?) Jack Nicholsons character becomes a caretaker to a remote hotel. He plans to use the solitude for writing but after a while gets a case of the cabin fever really bad. The busting through doors with a fire axe kind...
It's day 3 of working from home and my routine is pretty much this:
- Get up, take a cup of coffee and sit in front of the work computer for four hours
- A short lunch break and take the doggo out
- Sit in front of the work computer for another four hours
- Make and eat dinner, take the doggo out, maybe squeeze in a short home workout
- Sit in front of the home computer for 4 to 8 hours to work on my business.
- Sleep
- Repeat
While I do love the fact that I save a ton of time from commuting and I can actually work more efficiently at home than at the office, I'm definitely starting to worry about cabin fever. Most of my work is writing after all. And it's only day 3!
Fortunately the weather outside has been just magnificent so at least we get some sunshine but I think I'm going to have to start making some excuses to get out of the house soon lol!
How's everyone else doing in lock down? Thinking about busting through the door with an axe yet?
What are your tips for surviving the solitude and getting some other activities than sitting in front of the computer?
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Hi Jukka,
One day at a time my friend. 14 days will just fly by, right. TV except for Wednesdays is useless. Love the Chicago series. Getting into new types of exercise. I am not really on a lock down here. Downloading some movies from the internet, too bad they are in a different language.
Best wishes,
Michael
Yeah I guess there would be a ton of shows to watch. I do have access to at least Netflix and HBO. The thing is, I don't really feel like watching tv after spending most of my waking hours in front of a screen. I've started doing bodyweight exercises as I don't have access to the gym and can't practice snatches and clean & jerks.
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Yup, I feel ya! Although I'm not busting through the door with an axe, I'm busting through snow to get to my patio. If we can't go out I want to be able to get outside ASAP! The weather is awesome today so I decided to start chopping.
I've got a pretty big deck so it's gonna take a while but it's something to do and it'll pay off once it's done 😁
All the best
Melissa
This is probably the first spring in my life when there isn't even any snow to shovel in May. But yeah, going outside really helps. Have a good one Melissa!
Thanks, you too, Jukka!