Focusmate Framework

So, I wasn't able to sleep early last night after all. My mind kept drifting — wanting to do more things, wanting to feel more alive — and I just ended up on my laptop and phone til way too late. Woke up late today 😅.

But I got my bearings and decided to try something new with my daily planning. Since I already use Focusmate sessions, I realized I can lean into that structure more intentionally — write down beforehand how many sessions I want to do that day, and for each one, write down the top major thing I want to accomplish in that session. That way I get to break bigger tasks into manageable time blocks, know what I can actually accomplish overall, and not get derailed or sucked into a rabbit hole 📋.

I'm glad I did that. Overall today was a success with this system. Got done with the tax staging stuff that had been making me anxious, which is a relief.

I called my sister Esther today 📞. She's doing well and we caught up on a lot — I got to learn more about her partner Peter, their recent travels, everything. I'm glad we share a childhood so things can be talked about easily. We should really catch up more often. We even talked about how our partners' personalities feel like a fraction of our parents lmao 😂. I'm glad she's doing well, and I'm excited to visit her next month with Jordan and the rest of the family. She also visited Malaysia and the Maldives recently — and honestly, I'm a little jealous 🌊. Hoping to travel soon too. The first trip will probably be Taiwan this December, so I can bring Jordan to see where I grew up — before, well, everything becomes more complicated with Taiwan's geopolitical situation.

I also called Jordan, and I realized something. I was putting in extra effort when connecting with Esther — whom I haven't called in a while — but when talking to Jordan, I started working on my project alongside talking to him, which didn't feel fair. He was giving me his full presence and I wasn't doing the same. So yeah, I suppose it's good that I caught that. Noted.

Using this last Focusmate session to bring me close to sleep — at the end of this session I wrap up and get ready for bed. Let's do this 🌙.