In this world of “GO, GO, GO,” where multitasking is
considered a critical skill and technology rules our lives, I should have all
kinds of extra time right? As it
turns out, I’m pretty terrible at multitasking – in fact, I’m fairly sure it
makes me totally INEFFECTIVE. I
operate on four separate networks out here in Afghanistan, and each e-mail account dings when a
new message arrives. Even if I’m
in the middle of something, as soon as I hear that DING, I feel the need to
immediately jump over to the other computer and find out what this new critical
piece of information could be!
This ensures that I never completely finish a single task until well
after 9pm.
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So, what am I trying to get at – this ineffective method to
which I have a bad habit of approaching daily tasks has significantly affected
my workouts in a very negative way.
Last night I found time to start my workout at 10:30pm…not ideal, but
you take what you can get. Walking
everywhere is definitely a big change from being back home, so I count all
those steps towards my workout. If
I’m feeling sleepy at work, I get down and do a set of push-ups. Gets the blood flowing and wakes me up!
Regardless of how busy I am, I have to make time for
me. There are many reasons that I
workout, but the two most important ones are as follows:
1. Physical
health – it’s important to me.
2. Sanity
– working out clears my mind, it allows me to refocus and to have a clear head
when I go into the next task.
I guess I felt like writing this to remind me that if I just
focus and stay on task, finding time to exercise is not really that difficult
and it’s worth every second!
