I worked on the online curriculum project for about four hours today after class. Even though I had a bunch of stuff to do (on a deadline because of a meeting with the ET@MO developer), I still tried to approach it with a sense of mindfulness. How do you navigate those situations where you are tip-toeing a fine line towards binging? I chunked it out and made sure I took care of my physical and mental comfort. Here's (sort of what I did)
1. After class: went to office. Met partner. Chatted. Wrote a bit on the syllabus. I stopped 10 minutes before we needed to leave for the meeting so I could check in to my body and maintain comfort.
2. After the (hour long) meeting, we walked back to the car together. Even though we were talking about what happened at the meeting, I tried to stay with my breath and concentrate at the same time.
3. Went home. Ate dinner. Chillaxed.
4. Started creating content once again. This was the most traditional writing time of the day, and I made sure to stay mindful of as many of the mindfulness practices as possible, including: comfort checks (every 20 mins), mindful of posture, longer breaks on the hours, time spent making notes to myself in the margins of my curriculum plan.
This all took place on Thursday (contrary to what the intro to the post indicates)
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