Even when I started learning how to accept myself, eventually unlocking the secret to my own productivity, there were days when I experienced unproductivity, questioning and feeling stuck. These slump were more than lack of motivation but I find a key component that I’ve been suspecting of. It may sound weird but after eating white rice 3x/day I felt like my energy was zapped. Not only that, I fell asleep for hours and I don’t even know anymore what day/date it was. For the record too, I don’t have diabetes and I frequently do blood tests. Anyhow, apparently this phenomenon isn’t something strange at all and can be prevented. Though obviously, there are other diseases that could be this feeling of tiredness but I notice that I feel way better when my diet only consists of low carb and moderate amounts of it. I find that noodles and bread are fine but rice aren’t. And whenever I accidentally even purposely eat those 3x/day, I would expect slump days.

They’re more than just a day of unproductivity. It could ripple into a few days until I stop the bad habit of not taking care of what I eat. Once I stopped, I would definitely see changes and as if the fog was clearing up upon a mountain. However, unlike the past where I was much less forgiving of myself, I started becoming a lot more forgiving while also doing necessary steps to avoid those days again. These are the things that I do when I have one of those days.

Whenever I have those days, I just let myself do a mini reset. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy but rather I would get back on doing the things I should be doing such as going outside, being inspired by watching inspirational films and reading inspirational books. I would make plans and know that tomorrow is going to be another fun productive day.

Leaving things as is until I am getting back on the wheels of routine. Once I figure out my sleep hour, my awake and sleep time, it all becomes a lot easier to function again.

So… what… I used to be so afraid of not having ultra productive days but now, once those days hit, i told myself, “ So what?”. Life doesn’t end if I am gone for a day or two. The world would still go around and once I am back, I am still there and will find my way around.

“ I can do better” it’s what I would tell myself while tackling the cause of why I ended up having those days. If my reason was the food I previously ate and it was my fault, I know better that I shouldn’t do that to myself. But if that was because someone offered me the food and there was no way I could reject it, I would be a lot more forgiving but still, I can do better.

Maybe you have your own reason for these unproductive days but if you haven’t found your “why”, it would be better if you look inward and try to find it. This approach helps me a lot and once I recognize these problems, things become a lot more clearer and I find exactly how to tackle them. Sometimes this journey called life needs you to be more accepting to yourself, be it your perfection or imperfection.