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\"Sleepy.png\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I want to feel used up by the end of the day. I don\u2019t like ending a day with the feeling that I could have done more. I believe there are few things more enjoyable than going to bed tired. Not tired because you were too frustrated to do any more. Tired because there wasn\u2019t anything unused capacity.<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m a psychological oddity on this, because for most the people I talk to, this doesn\u2019t seem to be the case. Most people claim to be happier when they are relaxing. When they are sleeping in each morning and only using a fraction of their available energy. I\u2019m inferring this because most people lust over vacation time and few people like going to work on Monday.<\/p>\n

Finding Challenges You Care About<\/h2>\n

I don\u2019t feel I\u2019m that different from most people. I believe the real difference is that people hate work that doesn\u2019t have meaning for them. Going to bed tired is only fulfilling if you\u2019ve also accomplished something important to you.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I believe strongly in finding challenges I care about. Something to use up any excess capacity I have at the end of my day. If I don\u2019t care about the challenge, then that energy is wasted and I\u2019ll feel worse than if I had done nothing at all. But if I\u2019ve invested it into something meaningful, I\u2019m happy to go to bed tired.<\/p>\n

Taking on Challenges Bigger Than Yourself<\/h2>\n

I also strive to take on challenges bigger than myself. Challenges that brush against the upper limits of what I have energy and time to accomplish. Sometimes taking on these big challenges will burn me out. But most of the time it leaves me with slightly more capacity than before.<\/p>\n

A lot of people don\u2019t get fulfillment from their jobs. They also don\u2019t have the opportunities or resources to immediately do something else. As a result, you can\u2019t go to bed tired, just drained at all the energy that was wasted working for someone else\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

However, just because you don\u2019t have complete control over your time, doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t add little challenges. Little moments of fulfillment that can use up some of your energy. While it may seem impossible from the beginning, I\u2019ve found that as you get used to more projects, your capacity increases.<\/p>\n

The other benefit is often these challenges can take a life of their own. Little challenges, originally designed to help you go to bed tired, can replace your original work. Small projects become businesses. Minor interests become highly-paid skills. Hobbies become investments.<\/p>\n

Escaping the Mundane<\/h2>\n

Everyone needs to escape sometime. To have some mental space away from the mundane routines of everyday life. Something to be excited about and to give a good reason to wake up the next morning.<\/p>\n

Some people escape by playing video games and watching television. That\u2019s certainly one option. However, when the credits role and the show ends, you\u2019re still in the same place. The same mundane routines you started with. You can\u2019t go to bed tired because your accomplishments were illusions.<\/p>\n

My mode of escape has always been to find meaningful personal challenges. When I think about it, starting a 30 Day Trial or building a business is a lot like playing a video game. There are rules, goals and strategies. The playing surface may be different, but the graphics are spectacular.<\/p>\n

Some of these personal challenges evolve into bigger things. What was originally a mental escape from a mundane routine becomes a new way of living. The game becomes reality. Other challenges stay dormant and remain side-activities from the main roles in your life.<\/p>\n

In the end, it doesn\u2019t matter whether the challenges evolve. The important thing is that they help you go to bed tired. They give you something meaningful to push against, so your extra capacity isn\u2019t stolen by the distractions around you. Best of all, they give you a reason to wake up each morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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