It’s astounding that I needed bath time meditation to point out the obvious, but the obvious is now clear.  In the last three weeks I have accomplished absolutely nothing.  Zero, Zip, Nada.  It is not an exaggeration to say that my productivity has been zero.  I have made no progress on any goals, have not done shit for any of my businesses, and have somehow pissed away every minute gifted to me.  That time I can’t get back.  To be clear, I have had fun.  I’ve had a couple of friends visit and have had a magical time with them.  I wouldn’t trade that for anything, but that is not a reason to accomplish nothing.

So why?  Why is it that nothing has gotten done?  Is my vision not clear?  Is my action plan missing some key component?  Nope.  My vision, my plan, my desire, my drive are all powerful in their clarity.  I know what to do.  I know how to do it.  I have the resources to do it, but I don’t do it.  My motivation has been completely absent.  It doesn’t matter what the situation, how grim the prospect of doing nothing or how glorious the outcome of action, if I don’t feel like doing something, I won’t.  I don’t know how to change that.

What I do know how to change is where my time goes.  Right now my time disappears into a couple of black holes.  Facebook eats countless hours, random websites consume countless more. Both bring me instant gratification, but both are eroding my true goals and real happiness.

I’m saying goodbye for one week.  No Facebook. No Hulu, No news sites. No exceptions.

Will this make me more productive?  I don’t know.  I hope so, but I might just drink away the hours that I can not sleep away.  At least it will be a different routine.  Shaking up routine has proven pretty damn effective in the past.

So what is the desired outcome?

• To clear all 100+ task list items for my Dr.Downspout business
• Launch my new E-commerce business (bivouac LLC)
• Do Yoga every day
• Get my cabin ready for my new tenants
• To meet and hang out with at least one new person

I have some fun projects in mind that you will get a kick out of.  Maybe I’ll initiate one of them this week.  If I blog, it will show up in my Facebook feed, but you will need to click through and reply here if you want me to see it.  I’ll also post very often on twitter.  Some of those Twitter posts will land on my Facebook page too.  Follow along, harrass me, support me, call or email me, but you won’t find me on facebook for at least one week.

Here’s to getting shit done.