My plan to stop second-guessing myself

My plan to stop second-guessing myself A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was overhauling my time management strategy. And believe it or not, things are getting a little better. I have integrated my email and my to do list, which saves a lot of time moving information around my computer. And I have consolidated my work calendar and personal calendar so that I dont schedule any more interviews during date night with my husband. But it takes time to switch how you do something. And a certain level of self-confidence, too. This reminds me of when I played professional beach volleyball. I was always working on something new like being able to make my jump serve hit the left line of the court. But there was a saying, Dont practice in a game. Which means, You miss a lot while practicing, so dont do it when it counts. In fact, when you do something you dont really know how to do in a game situation, you do it worse than you would do it if you were in a practice situation. This is all true for work, too. The culprit of my time management situation is how much time it takes to write a good post and run a blog in general. But as I learn to manage my time as a blogger, there is no non-game time because I post almost every day. So I find that I have the stress of trying to do a jump serve I cant really do, in a well-attended game situation. What I find myself doing a lot is second-guessing myself about what matters on my blogger to-do list. How often should I link when theres a blogger I like? How often should I comment when theres a post I like? Do I need to chill out? The problem with second-guessing oneself in blogging and in volleyball is that it wastes time and destroys focus. When you have a clear plan, you dont second guess as much. This weekend Im going to do what everyone should do when they start a new job: Get very clear on what is important so you know what to-dos you dont need to do. Instead of worrying all the time about the blog, Im going to make a list of my blog priorities, and create a new blog schedule. And Im going to get some more sleep. My husband tells me that last night, in the middle of the night, he said to me, Wake up, wake up. Dont you hear the baby crying? And without waking from my sleep, I said, Yeah, yeah, okay. Ill link to his blog in the morning.