abhijithajikumar REFLECT HALF THE TIME
I try to reflect at least half of our time every day, from 6 AM, to 6 PM. Reflection is genuinely expressing ourselves- projecting who we are and showcasing what we can contribute. In this 12 hrs, we look for every possibility to stay visible and do our work regardless of any external or internal influences. For example, I may doubt my abilities to do a particular task in the reflection hours (6 AM to 6 PM), but still would do it any way.
Opposite of reflection is Consumption. Reflection is emitting outwards while Consumption is taking inwards. In consumption, we take in something where we, in return give away money, time, or both. Consumers, people who consume stay hidden and lose any chances of being seen. For example, when we wake up and scroll through Instagram, we are consuming losing our time, money, or both. We sabotage any chances of working and showing up to the world with whatever little we have. I consume from 6 PM to 12 AM. If I crave for any consumption during reflection-hours, I simply postpone them to consumption hours.
But during the reflection time, we see consumption only to sustain and nothing more. Consume whatever is necessary to keep us afloat and to do our work (Reflection).
3 RULES OF REFLECTION
1. Enjoy doing our work without passivation. (Even the mundane tasks.)
Please avoid any passivation (which is actually consumption) during the ‘reflection hours’ like listening to music or watching videos. Even if you are washing dishes, give your 100% to better it every day Our mind would constantly search for new reflection ways in this time and seeing the world at newer perspectives. Consumption instead could block these.
2. Do work that brings delayed gratifications.
Here, we train our mind that we cannot have a shortcut to buy or skip time. Some works require us to work consistently to succeed. Cultivate habits that gives delayed gratifications like exercising, saving money etc.
3. Do work that we are not sure that they will work (yield any positive result).
Here, we train our mind to detach all the attachments with ‘outcome’. We embrace the process instead of the results because we can control only the process. In this, we don’t care much to be right. We do the work and results never bother us.