While my excitement to start the year off early got me started writing again, I didn’t really have a trial in mind when I stared. Drafting up my New Year’s post, I didn’t want to dwell on the decision too long, so I decided to pursue the first thing that came to mind. Standing while working is supposed to be good for you, so why not. I’ll tell you why not, it’s boring and there’s not much to say. So, I’m changing direction for the next few weeks.
Standing Summary
Before getting into my future plans, I want to offer a few final thoughts on using my standing desk a few hours each day. I think I have seen some great benefits from standing more during the day. I feel less lethargic around the midpoint in the afternoon, and the day even seems to go by faster.
If I wanted to squeeze out a few more posts on the benefits of a standing desk, I could probably look at some research done on the subject or take the trial to the extreme, like standing all day. While I’ll continue to take advantage of the standing setup I have, I don’t want to write on it anymore.
Carelessly Creating
Looking back on that New Year’s post, I made a comment about trying out hobbies for this blog, not just habits or routines. For a long time, I’ve wanted to create things. While I’ve been writing here for a couple years now, many other projects have been stuck in the black hole of rough drafts and notes.
Back in 2018, I started the year off recording a few episodes for a podcast. The editing was pretty boring to do, and I had a long way to go, but it was still a lot of fun to make. I hope to capture some of that enjoyment again.
My trial for the next four weeks will be to spend at least 30 minutes a day creating. What I actually make doesn’t matter much to me at this point. Spending the time to make something, anything, is what I want to build a habit doing. It could take the form of writing, programming, art, or anything else for that matter. Taking an idea and making even the slightest progress towards reality is my goal.
I find myself stuck in the idea phase far too often. I hope that by starting to create more regularly will help me to materialize those ideas.
Trying Out Before Buying In 