[Survival Strategy for Extreme Heat] Summer vacation where your brain feels like it's melting. A relaxed goal-achievement technique with AI to prevent the 'I didn't do anything today...' feeling
Today marks 131 consecutive days of posting on note👀
Wednesday, July 22nd.
The intense heat continues, the kind that makes you feel dizzy the moment you step outside🫠
Are you opening this article while drinking cold tea in an air-conditioned room?😌
It's great that summer vacation has started, but with this extreme heat day after day,
even though I thought, 'It's a vacation, I want to do something fulfilling!', when I wake up in the morning, my body feels heavy from the heat, and I end up unable to get out of bed or off the sofa.
Before I know it, I've spent hours scrolling through TikTok or YouTube, and by the time it gets dark outside, I'm wrapped in a small sense of guilt, thinking, 'Ah, I ended up lazing around again today...'
Have you ever experienced that?
But first, let me say this.
Lazing around in this heat absolutely does not mean you are lazy or have a weak will! Since the outside temperature is this high, your brain and body are just activating a safety mechanism that says, 'It's rest mode right now!' So, let's stop blaming yourself right now!
That said, ending every day feeling like 'nothing has progressed' does make your heart feel a little unsettled, doesn't it?
That's why tonight, instead of pushing yourself with a stoic plan, I'll share a cheat code to gain a small sense of fulfillment while keeping guilt at zero by using AI as a 'relaxed partner'🐰
1. Me, who crashes with perfect plans, and AI, which lowers the bar to the extreme
The more ambitious the goals you set, like 'Read 10 books during summer vacation!' or 'Study for a certification every day!', the heavier your first step becomes in this heat, and you end up freezing.
So, I decided to use AI as a 'relaxed, exclusive manager who gently accepts my laziness'.
The point is not to think of goals yourself.
And to have the AI suggest just one 'super low-hurdle action you can do right now'.
☆ The pattern of panicking alone and self-destructing: Panicking that 'I have to start something' ➔ Can't get off the couch ➔ Escaping reality by looking at my phone ➔ Feeling down in the evening.
☆ The pattern of getting through it relaxedly with AI: Pouring your honest feelings to AI, 'It's too hot and I don't feel like doing anything!' ➔ AI makes a super light suggestion like, 'Then, why don't you pour some cold tea and catch the breeze on the balcony for just 5 minutes?' ➔ Doing just that and feeling clear-headed, thinking, 'I accomplished one thing today!'
What you need when you don't feel motivated isn't a big sense of achievement, but a small step of 'I was able to do one thing by my own will'.
2. [Copy-paste OK] A prompt to have AI decide 'one thing to do today'
On days when your brain isn't working due to the heat, leave even the thinking of what to do to the AI.
Please copy this text on your smartphone and throw it directly at the AI.
I appoint you as my 'relaxed and gentle exclusive manager' because I don't feel motivated due to the heat.
I am currently unable to leave the room because of the intense heat, and I'm just lazing around without any motivation.
To erase the guilt of 'I couldn't do anything today' and to feel just a little bit of fulfillment before the night ends, please suggest just one [super low-hurdle action that takes 1 to 5 minutes] that I can do right now.
[Conditions]
・Exercise that makes you sweat or difficult tasks that overwork your brain are NG.
・Please make it something I can do without leaving the room, in an air-conditioned space.
・I would be happy if it were a stylish and mood-lifting suggestion that helps organize my mind a little.
3. Be kind to yourself and swim through summer vacation smartly
When you send this prompt, the AI will give you exquisite suggestions that make you think, 'I might be able to do that!', like 'Let's try floating a lemon in cold water and drinking it' or 'Let's listen to one song from your favorite playlist and take a deep breath'.
Once you clear that one thing, today's mission is completely over. After that, you can proudly enjoy your lazy time as 'the best recharging time' by eating ice cream or watching videos in a cold room.
There is no need to be misled by the world's image of a 'fulfilling summer vacation' and try to move forcibly.
Relying on technology according to your own state, and spending time while relaxing and pampering yourself smartly. This is the smartest life hack to comfortably get through this harsh summer.
In my main paid note, I am publishing a 'collection of life-sized AI utilization prompts' to update your daily life and thinking to be a little easier and more stylish, not just as a difficult tool.
If you want to spend every day in a slightly better mood at your own pace without losing to the heat, please check it out from my profile.
May you have a comfortable night tonight in a cool, air-conditioned room, while praising yourself a lot.
🖋️ Editor's Note
The evening of the 131st day. Until a little while ago, I also used to repeat every year, 'It's summer vacation, so I have to produce some special results!', panicking alone, and eventually losing to the heat and feeling down because I couldn't get out of bed... But since I started having AI tell me 'super small things I can do today', the number of days I can think, 'I did my best in my own way today' has increased. It's unbelievably hot outside, but let's not push ourselves, and let's make the air conditioner and AI our allies to enjoy the summer coolly and comfortably. Thank you all so much, always😊
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