Regular review sessions have not only helped my weeks as a whole, but even the smallest decisions. This week especially, I’ve noticed that I’m more willing to do little things that benefit at least one area I’m tracking, particularly when it comes to relationships.
Micro Makes Macro
The core inspiration of this trial was to breakdown a the huge concept of these areas in my life to just single week chunks. With that in mind, I’ve naturally started taking note of most decisions I make. This has really helped with making better decisions, though certainly not fool proof.
It’s interesting to see the impact of the smallest decisions build up into essentially our human experience. From the time we set our alarms to pursuing that impulse buy or not, even a single decision can ripple out to a number of areas. For example, deciding to wake up and run early in the morning this past weekend not only made me feel accomplished, but gave me a huge opportunity to catch up with a friend I hadn’t seen in probably close to two months. Catching up gave me a boost in energy and confidence that has stuck with me through today.
Decisions are often like dominoes. One good decision can build momentum for a number of others.
Anything to Say Hey
Something I’ve found myself doing more is to be willing to send someone a simple message or text just for no reason other than I thought of them. For some reason, this is something I’ve had weird reservations against. I don’t know why, but sending a no context message was never something I was particularly comfortable doing.
This trial has somehow gotten me to get over that previous restraint. This past week alone, I’ve sent a few messages out of the blue because something reminded me of a joke or a cool thing made me think of someone.
Keeping in touch with friends and family is something that is so easy nowadays that it can be even easier to take that for granted. With that said, why don’t you shoot someone you haven’t heard from in a while a text or if you’re really feeling bold, a call to say hey and catch up.
Trying Out Before Buying In 