I was sitting at my desk, frustrated with my work, and I could barely handle the mental pain of staying at my desk. I got up and went to the bathroom every half hour. I reluctantly surfed the internet, even when I didn’t feel like staring at my computer screen. I talked to co-workers about BBQ, movies, and weekend plans.

I couldn’t get motivated to tackle work’s work, which made me feel lazy. Instead of looking at the clock and seeing that I had three hours left, I decided to look at my life in blocks of fifteen minutes.

From 11 – 11:05 I didn’t worry about the huge amount of time in front of me; instead I decided to enjoy the next five minutes of an email. It worked. I was relaxed and saw the amusing qualities in creating an email to my boss about an upcoming project. I made a joke that I normally wouldn’t have done and my boss made a nice comment about my humor.

Then the next fifteen minutes went along smoothly until I began to think about my need to be home. I brought my attention back to my report and faked a super large smile. The smile turned my mind into a softer place. I added a few good sentences and the next fifteen minutes arrived.

I kept going with these fifteen minute increments until the end of the day and I noticed that I was enjoying my time more. I was working in the moment instead of worrying about how much time I had left before I could go home.

Try breaking up your day into smaller blocks of time and see how it changes your perspective.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 8:02 pm and is filed under enjoy everything.