25 October 2011
Coffee and Planning
What do people do when they sit by themselves inside a coffee shop? Sometimes I see them with a note book, story book, magazine, or such. I don’t know what they do, but if I’m alone in a place like that, I’m probably reading or doing such a big plan.
I remember 2 years ago when I often went to Ngopi Doeloe with a giant size of paper, planning a curriculum for the school where I was and am still working. Everytime I wanted to meet my friends, I always came earlier and later they would find me surrounded with a note book and papers. Well, I got to arrange my class’ future life, for sure. Where there’s no clear curriculum, I had to invent it for my work life’s sake. From 1st grade up to the 12th, I planned them all.
Now, what I planned for the school has been applied, and overall, it goes well. But then I stopped my brain and thought, Have I ever planned for myself? Of course I have, but I’ve never planned as seriously as what I did to my work. I planned for my next traveling, I targeted my destinations, and I thought I was planning for my future, but actually I didn’t. I was only planning for having fun and dreaming than life would be easier one day. Or worse, I planned for something meaningful or useful for others only because I wanted to feel good, but in fact I could be torturing myself with things I’m forced to like.
So lately I decided to pause. Sometimes I feel I enjoy my work so much (yeah, I have something that many people don’t), but then I forget about my own stuffs. And I just realized I haven’t been sitting somewhere in the coffee shop and doing my plan for a long time. Soon after my hectic work is done, I think I’m just going to do that again for my pit stop before continuing a long and big race.
Want to sip some with me? For now, maybe I need hot chocolate :D
