No social media in the mornings - Day 2

This another entry from my no social medial in the morning journal. For more details, I invite you to read my what would your life be without social media in the morning article.

As a friendly reminder, my main goal is to inspire and motivate you. It's much easier than you think as long as you take action!

Let's continue the journey!

Day 2

1. Turning off the alarm.
   It was one of those mornings. I hit the alarm and went back to bed. My eyes were heavy and wasn't feeling well. My stomach was still bothering me.

   I passed out for another hour until my wife texted me. Now, I had to rush my morning routine. Not a good sign.

2. Phone in pocket

   The shower did very little to wake me up or put me in a better mood. I missed another running day, a chance to get my endorphin rush!

   The phone went straight into the pocket as I rushed out of the room. At least I won the phone battle this morning. No social media check.

3. Rushing
   As I said goodbye to my wife, I rushed out the door. I wasn't exactly late but I wasn't on time either. I was a bit annoyed and grouchy. This morning's tea wasn't helping either. 🍵

   In short, I was lacking presence. It was a total different experience from yesterday's morning.

4. Another cloudy morning

   It wasn't raining but today I noticed the gloomy and even depressive morning. Not a good way to start your day.

   Instead of listening to music or an audio book, I made a audio recording on how I was feeling. It's cathartic therapy. A strategy I learned from a mentor a few years ago.

   Usually these audio recordings help me out. But today, it wasn't an emotional or mental problem. It was a physical issue. My eyes were burning and my stomach was bothering me. A very bad combination.

5. Work, work

   Luckily, work was pretty normal today in the morning. A welcomed relieved to my already agitated morning.

First time checking social media

• Twitter: sometime 1:00pm
• Email: sometime after 1:30pm
• Dev.to: 3:00pm
• Reddit: nope
• News: nah
• Crypto currency: 8:30am - on my way to work.

Hey, I did pretty good today on the social media check.

I came short on the crypto currency, again. It's OK. Usually, it a quick check to see the daily prices. I don't read any articles or news about it.

To be fair, I had a busy morning at work trying to set up a new authentication system into our software.

Conclusion

A really rough day, but met my personal goal of not checking social media. I didn't ask for this day but it is what it is.

These are the type of days that really test you. And as such, I think you should welcome them as much as you welcome the good days.

What does your journey say? 🙂

Thanks for reading. Till tomorrow!