sanity of my craziness

it has been a crazy month preceding what yet is destined to be the apogee of my calamity.

last week on london tube I caught a woman reading a HBS case, reminding me of recent INSEAD past. having great side vision I captured the title - manage your energy, not your time. how timely, I thought. I managed to read the summary in brief faster than the girl! I guess my high speed reading class 12 years ago was not a complete waste! the article is great: it summarizes the well known principals of psychology and physiology. the trick is to actually use it. I will start by hanging the summary next to my screen at work.

so what's going on??

I started a new job in a new industry, function, and country. it's been a while since I was 1) working, 2) learning so much new, 3) overwhelmed, 4) challenged. one bullet point is enough to exhaust a person, but I have 4 of them. and two more:
- I am travelling a lot
- I am not settled and need to relocate

since mid-Feb
w1: London, 2 days Dublin
w2: Silicon Valley
w3: San Francisco
w4: London
w5: Dublin
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w6: London, 2 days in Amsterdam
w7: London, then Tuscany
w8: London
w9: Dublin, weekend in Paris
w10: London
w11: Queen's day, Amsterdam
w12: relocating to Dublin, weekend in Riga

needless to say how exhausting travelling is, especially the late night/early morning departures/arrivals.

and on top of that I am still to find an apartment in Dublin, pack myself in London & Riga, get my boxes from France, find a doctor, a dentist, a yoga class and a bank.

This level of stress keeps me busy. I am still trying to do the impossible and actually have a social life in London, meeting my friends almost everyday I am here. And everyday I tell myself I should stop. This activity level is not sustainable. I've been there, done that. I know I need to take it easy before a major breakdown. So I decided no travelling in June - no Iceland I am afraid :)