Monitoring

Maybe I take monitoring too far, but paraphrase John Doerr “you can only manage what you measure” you need to get some guideposts set. I am a big fan of journaling. Some people laugh at the notion of a grown man keeping a journal, but all of the great leaders kept journals. Marcus Aurelius wrote “Meditations”. As I turn my head I see “The Reagan Diaries”. Barak Obama kept one as well. They cross political divides.

I am a fan of Roterunner products, especially the hardback “Purpose Planner”. I keep a daily planner, priority actions for work/home/admin/projects. I track five daily habits. I track my sleep. I track my food. I use Day One to dump my thoughts in the morning. I write this blog. My life is fairly well documented.

OK, now some thoughts on sleep…