Getting out of the zone

So right now what's on my mind is stepping out of our comfort zone. I attended a sports banquet tonight in honor of my team. This is a thing that never could have happened if I stayed with the plan I made in my youngest of youths, to never play a sport ever again... My team was the worst of them all, and since this is our first year we have played, we don't get a division, only scrimmages. But I enjoyed it. That is really my mind right now. But you gotta step out of that comfort zone. Worst case scenario, leave and never go back to that activity. More likely, you will enjoy it. I did.

How to find good restaurants cheap

So this weekend I went to a nice dinner at The Melting Pot, a great fondue restaurant I know of, on accounts of a special occasion. It, in fact, is my new favorite restaurant. However, as a meal for 6 clocked almost 400 dollars, I will not be going as an every Friday thing. However, many of my favorite restaurants do not cost an arm and a leg, or require reservations, or take many hours to consume. I will teach you my family secret to success in the eating industry. It is a several step process. First, abandon your current eating patterns, most people fall into going to the same few restaurants, locking them into a dangerous cycle of boring same orders and never trying new places, making it impossible to find the good cheap food. The second step is to try the little hole-in-the-wall, mom and pop, run down looking places, especially those that you have not heard anything negative about, or anything by that matter. It is all a game, a gamble, you get really good food at a good price, or it sucks and you don't go back. Food poisoning is something that can happen although it's rare. Some of the best meals I have ever had are a house fried rice at a small local Thai place and a giant Navajo taco that looked like a pizza while passing through the little town of Las Vegas New Mexico in a restaurant themed off of smiley faces. Long story short go to small places, take the risk, it's worth the reward. See ya and allons-y.

Thoughts of the week

So, this week has been pretty good for me. Nico has found out what has been causing his moods (ADD meds and caffeine). However, this week I have been slammed with work. Long story short, do not sign up for presentations while assuming the sign up sheet is in order of when they are due. It may not be and you have half a semester of scattered presentations due in one week.   So, today I would like to talk about priority and work ethic. I recommend, in life, to have a hierarchy of priority, ready to come into play whenever time becomes short. I hate to say it, but my education takes priority right now. Furthermore, I suggest that this list be updated at least monthly, although do not make it your priority, this is a good thing to procrastinate a few days if needed. Furthermore, do not by any means spend extra time on games or fun internet activities when you have already had to eliminate some priorities, you can be strong, soon the time will be there again. This is called work ethic. Now, I'm not going to lie to you and say it can always be fun, or made into a game. This is a lie we are told our whole lives, and are forced to tell others. Sure, it can be fun sometimes, but sometimes it is work, and that's all there is to it. Convince yourself it's worth it and force yourself to do it. It is one small chunk of time and worth it. I do not believe personally in brain breaks, especially if you lack self discipline to get back to work. But all brain breaks, it has been proven, damage productivity for around twenty minutes. I recommend music as an alternative, however, there is catches to that too. If you mess with your playlist, volume, start having your attention drawn to it (I love this song, I hate this song, this is a new one, etc.), or have any other related distractions, it takes time and damages productivity for those same twenty minutes. A lot of experts recommend classical for this, or other lyric-less music. My working playlist is 100 songs long and each one has words, and is the same one I use to work out. They say use a different one for each and have a calmer one for paper and computer work. I find the energy and good mood great for work, but it depends on the person. One final note, make sleep relatively high on the priority list, especially a consistent sleep schedule, but not top. All-nighters are sometimes necessary for work to be finished, or for fun to be had. One thing, always make every thing you do worth the consequences, especially, well for everything in life. Reward-risk-consequences=a mathematical answer for doing our not doing something. Don't let the priority list dictate your life, only when indecisive on how to use time,  because you don't have time for internal debate. See  ya and allons-y.