For one, I am starting to fall more and more in love with golf, but golf is one hell of a high-maintenance lover (both in terms of time and money)! I played this morning (no better way to start a Sunday morning :), but will have to work a little into the evening to compensate.
I am already deeply in love with my two-year old son, Yash (pictured here trying to kiss the neighbour's daughter during his second birthday party: way to go, son!). He is a delight - a very caring, loving, and intelligent boy and I want to be there with him and for him through all those little, special moments as he grows.
Then there is my family and friends back in India, a few friends here in Singapore, there is my personal commitment to my fitness, there is blogging, there are places I want to vacation, movies I want to watch ...
How on earth am I going to fit it all? A lot of my friends who are in a similar situation tell me that the answer lies in adopting a "work hard, play hard" approach to life. Put more energy into it, get more out of it. Makes sense. The trouble is, this involves sleeping less, and I like sleeping, too!
Well, I guess something's gotta give. And I know the answer is that I will have to give up on sleep to some extent. Some people are lucky in that their bodies naturally need less sleep - quite a few senior executives I know (including BCG's CEO Hans-Paul) tell me that they are quite fine sleeping only 4 hours a day on average. Sadly, I am not. If I sleep less than 6 hours a day, I become grumpy and irritable the following day.
Perhaps one idea is to get more out of the sleeping hours, i.e. improve the amount of relaxation achieved even with a short nap! Sleep research, here I come ...
I totally know what you mean... But I am one of those who can survive on 4 hours of sleep! (It is very reassuring to know your CEO sleeps les stoo. I had a fright the other day when my HR told me high performers sleep a lot!)
ReplyDeleteBut while it is tough, I think it is the only way to live, by making every minute count. And I found out that time is really malleable. The more you plan to do, the more organized you get, and the more you get done. When I do not plan to do much, I end up doing much less!
1. Hazaron khwahishein Aisee
ReplyDeleteke har khwahish pe dam nikle..
2. TBD when we meet!
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Harjeet
Hey Harjeet, do gimme a call when in Singapore :)
ReplyDeleteyou can do everying till you enjoy doing it.
ReplyDeleteAnd fortunately your all tasks are interesting.
1.play a lot with yr son.
2.make finess prog bright.
3.the more u do at job front the more relaxed u will be.
4.thus sleep will be so peaceful hours wont matter.
soft stuff is hard to achive indeed,but very rewarding mentioning how you want to spend time with your son every minute of it.....
ReplyDeletewell try yoga too. deep breathing helps on getting efficient sleep...thus you 'll wake up relaxed.
ReplyDeletehowever take heart i am in the same boat..looking after kid,home,office, fittness, social /professional network and looking for a hobby.i am also determined to sleep for 6-7 hours.I am still looking for that trick..if you find it tell me.with this all i have the audacity to be happy all the same!!!