1050: Do something - just because!
We tend to be people that seriously get sh*t done around here, so for today’s episode we’re diving into what it might look like to do something, just for the sake of it!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. Now around here, we tend to be people who get shit done. Yes, there are times when we struggle. There are times when we seriously procrastinate. And there are times when we simply can't be fucked. But we do get shit done. We also tend to have seriously ticking the things off the list and adding them to you as you finish the last thing.
It can be all too easy for our lives to become all about doing stuff, and life can feel like one big to do list. So if that resonates with you I know that it resonates with me too, as well as a lot of your fellow listeners. Today, I've got something that I want you to do that is just for you. That is not for the point of productivity. It is not for the point of progressing anything or moving something along. It is not doing something for somebody else. It's doing something just because. So today, I want you to do one thing simply because you want to do it.
Do something that is absolutely meaningless in the grand scheme of things and something that is not on your to do list. Now this might feel challenging. I know for me, I find it really difficult because I find it a lot easier to do things for other people, And I also find it a lot easier to do tangible things that I can cross off a list. But if this is you too, I think this becomes even more important. If you look at little kids, so much of what they do is simply because they want to do it. Yeah. Okay. That is the argument that they're not burdened by a lot of life responsibilities or shouldn't be, but there's also that sense of play.
And there's that sense of doing things simply because they're fun. So that is my challenge for you today. Remember, it does not need to be a huge thing. It doesn't even have to take you 5 minutes. See if you can try and do one thing that brings a smile to your face or feels nice or that you haven't done in ages that just isn't productive. It is so easy for our self worth to become tied to what we do for other people or what we do for our own productivity. And it's also really easy for life to lose its sparkle. So today, let's put a bit of sparkle back into our lives.
Have a look around you, and see what you can work with, and dip your toes in. I'll see you tomorrow. Happy Monday. And here's to awakening parts of us that might have been dormant for a while and given ourselves a shit ton of grace and love and compassion rather than a shit ton of shame. I'll see you tomorrow.
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