How to Start Over in Just Seven Days

2 months ago, I wrote this in my notes.

I write occasional letters to myself as an awareness practice:

I can’t find joy in life anymore.

It’s not the same.

Remember when you used to go on long walks while reading or listening to lectures, audiobooks, or podcasts and your mind would light up with ideas?

You couldn’t stop writing. Everything felt seamless. That period was like a blur. A 6 month flow state. You built 3 products, gained millions of readers, and even wrote a book.

If you had to do it all over again right now, could you do it just as well?

No way.

What did your days look like?

I would wake up, go down to the lake for a walk, sit on a bench in front of that pond, read a book and highlight it nonstop.

Then, I’d go back home, take a shower, walk 10 minutes to the coffee shop, and write for 2 hours. Those 2 hours every morning built the entirety of your life right now.

Then, I’d go home again, eat breakfast (you were experimenting with different diets, maybe that’s a clue due to the novelty and dopamine from experimentation), and go out on another walk.

A little after noon, I’d go to the gym, eat afterward, learn on YouTube a bit, and then go on yet another walk.

You’d close the day out catching up with friends, maybe working a bit more, and watching a show.