Rhytm and System

Based on personal experiences, endurance to survive and hopefully thrive in doing important things for a long time needs two things : Rhytm and System.

Rhytm, like in music, it keeps the song going in steady beat from the beginning to the end. Kind of rhytm we have is mostly decided by what kind of habits we do. In mental health issues, it starts when one is slowly losing control over their rhytm and they couldn’t reclaim it and pick up themselves.

But, rhytm alone is not enough. We need the melody (and lyrics) to make a song beatiful and meaningful. Drum can’t stand alone without any other melodic instruments.

The next level is about combining everything into one solid form called system. To build a system that works for many areas in life, it starts with having one that works in our personal life. Solid systems outside is the result of solid system inside.

Deciding the rhytm and building system are two that I have been constantly doing unconsciously in many areas of life. Whenever I am in the new setting, I always sit and observe first how I will operate in the new environment.

It explains why the first thing I have done after arrive in new city is tidying up and unpacking right away after returning back. Losing the rhytm is detected as a danger for my system and it makes me can’t function properly.

It explains why I couldn’t survive daily full time job and only lasted for two years and never returned. Spent most of my daily rhytm in other people’s systems doesn’t fit and help me to achieve what I need and want to do in life, if I continued to stay there.

Building the system that works doesn’t happen in an instant. It needs trial and error. What works for some times might not work for another time.

This is actually a very much self reminder after witnessing a lot of changes happening in this year.
“Was it this hard at that time?”. Trying to make sense whether I am getting impatient or what.

When things run well, it’s easy to say your system works.But, when it doesn’t, you start questioning whether it’s time to change or you have to wait and see.

A long-term project called life requires constant improvement and attention.