It's all about scheduling
As I enter my second year into my PhD research, there are a few things I've learned in my last year.
What it comes down to, is scheduling.
At this point in my life, I schedule in everything I can to ensure I am able to maximise the amount of time at hand.
The verdict?
It's helpful.
But also, mental.
And mentally stressful
Because it seems as though I'm running on a tightly schedule packed day. Everyday.
So what does a typical day look like?
On average, I wake up around 5:30/ 6am.
6 is quite luxurious in my opinion, as I've had a full lay in.
I'll then have my liquid in take to flush out my system: lemon water (for digestion), coffee (for sanity) and a cup of tea (for comfort).
I don't drink all this in one go.
Then I'll switch on the news to accompany my workout.
Nothing like being told what is happening in the world whilst doing breathing exercises and foam rolling. To which I move onto (depending on the day) BBG, barre, pilates, or Body by Simone.
After 2 hours of laying on the floor and thusly my daily me time, I peel myself off the floor to shower and make lunch.
I'm quite slow in the morning and the average amount of time I take to get through the my morning practice is around 2-2.5 hours.
After cleaning and ingesting my food, I'll start my staring at a full day of screens.
Depending on whether I have milestones looming over my head, if not, my schedule will consist of writing, reading, throw in some content making (for IG and this blog, podcast), meetings, thinking seriously about how to tie everything together so my thoughts on the academic side of things are coherent and that's the total of 6-7 hours of work.
Post PhD day, I do another series of stretches as I have sat all day.
Post dinner, I do additional market research to ensure I am up to date on pop culture.
In conclusion: I spend a lot of time staring and sitting.
Task: Do more staring and sitting
Task task: get a life?
