I have trouble sleeping. Often I am awake for hours each night, my mind unable to shut down, just tossing, turning, and thinking. About all sorts of things. It is mainly a pain in the arse, but often I read something good or have some good ideas during this silent, dark, alone time.
During an insomnia episode a couple of nights ago, I was scrolling through FB at 3.30am (I know, I know, screens are bad!), when I stumbled across an article from the Business Insider about the '5 Hour Rule'. This rule, apparently, is what all the world's most 'successful' people follow - Elon Musk, Warren Buffet, Oprah, Bill Gates; you name them, they do it - and it states that every single day you must spend one hour (that's 5 hours a week, hence the name) doing deliberate practice or learning. This could be reading, practicing or even dedicated thinking. (YUSS, the Insomnia just paid for itself!) But it's not just doing your job or your hobby or your craft for an hour each day, but really focusing on learning and constant improvement. This made me think about how much time I spend doing this for all the various activities I fill my days with. There are many, yet I don't know if I would qualify. One of my friends, the amazing Amanda Billing, often does '100 Day Projects' where she practices, usually an art form, every day for 100 days. Two weeks ago she completed yet another 100 days, this time of daily painting, which she hashtagged #underpaintinginmyunderwear and #commitmentconsistencypatience and published on Instagram (_amandabilling_). You should check her out if you haven't already. She is really inspirational. I digress. Kind of. Consistently committing to a project would be a test of my often wavering discipline. So during my sleeplessness a couple of nights ago, I decided I would start a blog. I have a couple of projects on the horizon that I am excited about, and doing something every day (or every few days, let's be honest) will be very good for me. I hope I can stick at it. I hope that it will help me collect and develop my thoughts. And I hope that maybe it will even be of interest to some other people out there. So, there it is. My very first blog post. Stay tuned for what I hope will be much more. Love Ria x
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Sami-jade
7/25/2017 04:34:29 pm
I totally understand! I've suffered insomnia from age 12 and when I can't sleep I write poetry ! Manda I've known (through letters/Facebook and instagram ) since I was 14 and she was 28 she is a huge inspiration to me and I strive to make her proud :) look forward to following your blog
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Zarnie
7/25/2017 05:46:50 pm
Hi have the same problem and I thought I had it under control until 2 weeks ago when it came back it's so horrible I hate it soo much but it's good to know that there are lots of people with it
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Sam Crawford
7/26/2017 01:10:27 am
I too have a bit of trouble with lack of sleep and often find it difficult to switch my mind off. Around the start of the year I was dealing with some things from a decade ago as well as an ongoing anxiety disorder I've had for nearly half the time, and I decided one day to start writing about it, alot, then a month or 2 later discovered that I have some form of long term memory loss, was pretty crazy lol but the more I wrote about it the more it helped me figure things out, remember things, and get through the not so fun parts, I'm still in the process of recovering but have come a long way thanks to writing and music so I reckon starting a blog is a great idea, very therapeutic way of getting your thoughts out when you can't shut them off, all the best on your journey :)
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Charis
7/27/2017 06:06:46 pm
Hi Ria
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Ocean
11/4/2017 04:15:54 am
Hi Ria
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