The Micro Rule: "Even 5 minutes a day is worth doing."

 "Even 5 minutes a day is worth doing" is a quote from my beginning band teacher. 

One of the few things I actually enjoyed about middle school was band, and this quote really stuck with me. I used to play for 30-75 minutes per day and I got really good, moving up and bouncing between first and second chair when I was in beginning band. But then I had to jump straight to high school band. I started floundering, and I've never fully recovered, especially with how involved and time-consuming college is. Ugh. 

So I'm starting this new rule as an MVP for every day, with one big caveat -- I really do need to cut everything off by 8:30 PM, which I did not do tonight. The idea is, spend at least 5 minutes a day on all of your pursuits, no matter what. Because it will keep these activities at the forefront of your mind! This means the following for me: 

  • 5 minutes drawing per day (warm up with some gestures)
  • 5 minutes digital painting per day
  • 5 minutes 3D art per day (ideally, I will not count classwork, but I can)
  • 5 minutes for each class per day, including the senior film (again, usually I will blow this one out of the water, because school is really important)
  • 5 minutes music per day (5 minutes clarinet, and at least 1 minute of piano/vocals)
  • 5 minutes IT/cybersecurity per day
  • 5 minutes coding per day (obviously most days I'll blow this one out of the water)
  • 5 minutes theme park design per day (so art, and PLC stuff)
  • 5 minutes writing per day
  • 5 minutes imagining and meditating per day (I already do this one.) 
  • 5 minutes strength training per day
  • 5 minutes running per day.
  • 5 minutes of math/physics studies per day. 
Sounds like a lot, right? This adds up to 65-75 minutes. But think about it -- you need to exercise every day anyway, and obviously I'll be doing my homework and I already spend a ton of time doing art -- just not every day unfortunately. 5 minutes of music can be accomplished right after getting home, and I can watch IT and math videos during my breaks at work. When it comes down to it, it's doable. Coding, math, IT, and physics all go together. They're all connected. 

It's also not like I'll be doing this in a big block. Everything will fit into the cracks of each day. 

This really all ties to my 6 main pursuits: art, writing, coding, fitness, theme park design, and music. 

I skated by this a little bit today, because it's already late, and I really do need to follow the hard cutoff rule of 8:30 PM. Or in this case, 9:10 PM. Lol. But, starting tomorrow, I'm going to do it. 5 minutes a day. Then, I can pick something to focus on more intensely. 

Also my asthma is still killing me. 

"The sky is not the limit" -- Mogens Jensen. 


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