The Morning Express

The last day of 2012

Because of the time I woke up today (after 2pm - and I missed the delivery of my new Sony), the first thing I want to  fix is:

- My first resolution for the new year will be to reduce the shift.

The day started sadly, but not only for the fact it's the last day of the year (and I still don't know which will be my program tonight), but also because yesterday I saw the film "After.Life", with the beautiful Christina Ricci.
The film caused me a deep sadness, because it speaks of the fear to live, fear of life, pressures, to love. And someone, in the midst of car accidents, finally kills people who deserve it.

Think. I was unable to work for the lessons.

Rita Levi Montalcini died at 103

It's 3 o'clock in the evening. I was to write my "morning" diary but for curiosity i checked the Corriere news magazine and read the news.

So sadness took on my mind. The legendary biologist was died. I quickly thought that under festivity there're more probability to die, I don't remember where I read it..

Read the full post on lucianogiustini.org

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Anxiety

Today I woke up with a lot of anxiety. Since I have to go to S.M. and see if there're news, speak with the neighboorhood, control electricity counters, check some things. Because of the festivity, it was quite long time I didn't go there.

I may have two type of unexpected things and this favorites my system of anxiety and nervousness, and the first is postal (I will find big unexpected taxes to pay in the mailbox?).

In my state I should control all the situation and would be ever no space for surprises, this in theory. In practical, the life is made of this matter too, and there's also the motto of my "good doctor":

- If you expect all, nothing can surprise you

I still have to understand clearly this phrase, but for now doesn't help. I would like to know exactly what waits me in the house. And my "relationship" with the house has been never more complex and tense.

Update & auto-observation: 24.00

As I should have expected, anxiety didn't have reasons to be. All went well.

- I went to S.M. and spoke with K. He did me a sermon about how to change [my] character, on my mother and prison one builds. I've understood that he was referring to her as "cause" of my-something. He also asked me if news about love affairs. I replied "I'm ..free!" - "Of course", he sneered.  He also said that I can't wait my mother to die (or disappear) to do something on my life. (I said I agress and blah blah). This was all judgement. But I didn't feel so bad.
- the weather was good. I did some photo.
- In Rome called me on the phone father H.G. to recommend a US partner, friend, for the Website. It was an honour to receive call from him! Unexpected, also.
- I received a call from politician that want to meet me. It was good too.
- I went to market and bought food. Met mother at the bus station.
- I went to ATM. :)
- Twitter: new followers by H.Q., italians. It gave me good mood, along with the sense of appreciation of [me via] the sunset photo I posted on Facebook.
- I ate quickly and much (I needed: see point 1)
- Then made a jump to me my ex gf, then I stayed to the computer and worked on something but not preparing lessons :(.

In general, so the day was good, despite initial fears and concerns.

Quick lazy fox

Yesterday with the uncle (osb) we saw a documentary on the public tv about nature: it was really nice, we was enchanted by the images and the behaviour of the animals (fox, bears..): they are so spectacular!

Until 4 am i worked on the TEDx website, still I'm not done but at least I finished the Teaming section 

Today is the first day of "normality" after Nativity and so on - I'm surprised I'm not receiving news emails by the coordinating team but maybe it's better - I can concentrate on the mail I already have! It's strange for the fest ecards, though..

Steps

1) What I hope for the day
I REALLY hope to be able to start the preparation of the Lessons I have to the course of January. Then I hope all will be good in the parenthood.

2) What I have to do
Lessons, Slides, Slides, Slides...
P.S. Buy the Motorcycles magazine :)

3) Grateful for
ALL. Really, I always thanks God for the good moments and the less ones but when I've opportunity to understand things (in my life and not only).

:-)

Merry Christmas (and Saint Stephen)!

As usual my awaking was truly late, at 12 am. Then I did a smart breakfast and a shower. For the lunch we was waiting for my cousin Laura and the mom.

The afternoon was nice and fluxed through serenity blahs and a warm fireplace. Laura gave a gift to me that's reminder of when I said I would go to Paris when with the "right" woman. But I can't still say I'll visit the pretty french city :)

In the evening I went to Saint Peter and did some shots of the nativity installation (well it's not so beatiful but.. I had to do it!).

After the Mass, I returned to my daily affairs: the TEDx Team page, the other computer to-dos and so on. But the main time after dinner was taken by comments on Facebook and phone calls. That's not a news, I know. Finally started working after midnight  ─ I should change this  habit.

Merry Christmas, and since we're already in 26 December, St. Stephen!

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I'm here to learn. I've read with sacred interest the full-of-useness book of Claire Diaz-Ortiz "The Present Principle" ─ even her Pinterest's to-do lists are interesting, but I've known her by the Pope on Twitter initiative on 12.12.12 <grin>.

Now I'm at the Schedule part of the issue. But today I forgot several things:

1. I did go to sleep at 7 am (yes, it's a long story..)

2. "Sunday" isn't at the same level of "work".  

3. Laziness. Has been fatal today. I was on sofa with pc, searching for the right blog, doing the right list of projects I have to work on.

The conseguence has been that I thought to the "Present" blog in the day, I wrote down a nice to-do list, but I didn't do the tasks on the to-do list. Also I didn't open the main PC and worked only with the secondary pc. This can be fixed as a stand-alone point:

> Working with the secondary pc is good for reading, discovering new sites and arguments (a potential waste-time activity) or joking around with social media. But not to do hard work. At least not at home.

So, after reading and viewing some videos on Politics (the main argument in Italy at the moment), commenting on Facebook and responding to phone, only at midnight I can "finally" go to do some hard work on the main pc. That's really late as a "morning express"!

Conclusions. The first day of Schedule was a disaster. Like the other ones before Claire's principles. But. I started to manage this thing in my mind and onto paper, and I finally got my scheduling diary, with all the to-dos written ordinately.
Tomorrow is Monday: tomorrow is another day! And will be better. I'll win this battle. :)

Linkography

A very interesting article is I’m Tim Ferriss, and This Is How I Work

Another one is Program Your Day to Defeat Distractions and Stick to Your Daily Routine

 

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