🍺 Optimize for the long run · The Bunker #55

This week has been a bit different from the others. I've ended the week feeling particularly exhausted. And this means I'm doing things wrong.

Why? Because being tired is not good. Basically, it means I’m not optimizing my energy for the long term. If I’m tired, I might burn out much sooner. Therefore, it's important to optimize for the long term, plain and simple.

Now, let me explain my situation a bit.

I'm a very energetic person, and honestly, not very patient (let's not kid ourselves), I like things to happen quickly, I like to have them now. But I know that's not the way to work, and it's not the way to optimize my energy for the long term.

But you know what happens? Then I get the feeling that I'm progressing slowly. If I don't finish a day doing something super relevant, it feels like I've wasted time.

But that's not the reality. What most of us do is already much more than what a default human does.

But well, let's not compare ourselves. Let's use ourselves as the benchmark.

The first thing I want you to understand is that if one day you give 100%, you can't expect to give 100% every day. Some days you'll give 50%, and others 20%. This is a level of pressure you can't subject yourself to.

If you create an extremely cool design, your attitude should be to try to make a better design than the previous one, but if it's 60% less good, it's okay, you can't outdo yourself in everything you do; it's not healthy.

Improve in everything you can, but don't obsess over surpassing yourself every day.

I say this because sometimes it seems like if one day I give 100% and another day 50%, it looks like I'm not doing anything.

And I tell you this, but it's hard for me to apply it too.

This week has been one of those weeks where I needed to rest. Here in Catalonia, we had a holiday, so I took that day to organize things. Instead of creating and doing, I focused on organizing.

And believe me, it also bothers me to spend time organizing instead of doing, but sometimes we need those days to fix our lives, organize everything, and move forward.

Also, for the first time in a long time, I bought a game. I got Red Dead Redemption 2 (a great game).

I've decided that during the day, I'll be working, and when I get home, there will be days when I keep working, and there will be other days when I dedicate time to playing. I just wanted a game to disconnect at certain moments.

For me, occupying my mind with video games means investing in my creativity, allowing myself to get bored.

Until next time! 👋🏻

Cheers, Jordi Espinosa.