Getting Back To It

There is something to be said for taking things a little at a time. I have a bad habit of when I find something new that I am interested in, I go full force into it. This shows great excitement on my part but it also can lead to burnout more quickly.

Once the novelty of this new substance in my life wears itself off, I find myself not really wanting to do it anymore. Or at least not with as much passion as I once did. Something about the newness that really drives me to want it and want as much of it as I can get and then I want it even more. Then I become less interested in it. This has happened with a lot of situations. The latest being working out and exercising. I started about 4 months ago doing the P90X routine. I really wanted to get in shape for many reasons. Mainly because I'm 40 now and I started to really feel my age, another is because I wanted to start mountain biking again.

I did the entire routine. It took me a little longer than 90 days because life stuffs just got in the way. I had to go out of town for business a few times, family would come in town and I would visit with them. Who would want to come visit for me to just say "Wait right here for an hour while I go work out". Just seems rude. But, I did do the whole routine and I enjoyed it. I lost a bit of weight, I feel a lot better, lost about 8 inches around the waist. Good results. Now on round two of P90X, I am finding it harder and harder to "push play". I still do it, just not with the same passion as at first.

The other situation that has started to fall is mountain biking. I ride with a group just about every Sunday. Always have a good time and we like to cut up a bit. However, this past Sunday ride I rode home feeling a bit disappointed, like there was something that I just didn't obtain out of the ride as I had in the past. It kind of depressed me.

Then I started to think about everything that I do. Web site programming, Python programming, Linux, Classical Guitar, Mountain Biking, Exercising, etc... That's a lot of hobbies. All of which I go head first into and give it my all and just keep pushing at it. This can yield some great results, but it can also start to hinder the situation in the end. So where is the cut off point? Where do I need to draw the line on doing these activities? I guess I will just need to slow down and enjoy the activities that I do. Another option would be that when I start to have these feelings, to just ease off a bit. After a while it has proven to be that these feelings cease and I start to long to do them again.

Only time will tell...