Climate. Genocide. War. Government. AI. Spring/Autumn. The world is in a season of upheaval. You are also experiencing your own personal seasons (and microseasons).
In your work you are probably dreaming, exploring, learning, planting, growing, harvesting, celebrating or recovering.
In your relationships, you may be full of friendship or lonely or somewhere in between.
You are also in seasons in
your family,
your stage of life,
the time of year,
the time of the month,
the day of the week,
the time of day.
All of these have an influence on what is the effective thing to be doing now.
What you are doing to flow with your seasons may be completely different from the people around you.
Two examples of how I flow with my seasons:
I’m more creative in the mornings and at night. My brain is not so good at ideas in the afternoon. Whenever possible, I start new projects in the morning and leave the afternoon for production tasks.
I have located where I am on my own path and have set trajectories for now. I’m sticking with them. (1–4 are going well. 5 is improving. I haven’t managed to start 6.) I’ve said a definite NO to consuming a number of newsletters, podcasts and books – despite FOMO – because I know they don’t fit with where I am. I said no to a fun little freelance design project because it doesn’t fit with where I’m going. I’m working on finding the right balance of being informed about the world without being overwhelmed by the shit flooding the zone. I’ve listened to SO MUCH audio drama because I want to fill myself with good stories.
You can go.
How are you flowing with the seasons you are in?
Jeff
Also trying to take back my attention from the doom scrolling/too much news/always the news/rage-bait media over the past year. So I'm taking any and all audio drama reccos!
I’m in a 60 plus season of life. Loving the ones I’m with as a coping method but being sad at letting go of the past. I read the news then stew then share then discuss then get emotional. So I went to see the A Complete Unknown movie with friends last night during He Who Shall Not be Named’s S#%T show.