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what makes a great day?
ok, so the following question was posed to me recently. how do you measure a great day? or in other words, how do you know if today was a great day or not? is it an intuitive thing for you? just a feeling? or do you have a measure of some kind? if you had to rate today on a scale from 1 to 10, where a 10 would be a great day, then what would you use in order to pick your rating?
there are a few things which would just make my day a perfect 10 on the spot i think, but generally those are out of control. like a wonderful, spontaneous interaction with someone or hearing unexpected great news. but if it’s just an ordinary day, i think a collection of good things would add up to a good day. perhaps i’ll experiment with a point scale and see how that goes. have you ever tried this?
i think generally i’m intuitive about this scale, but i’m wondering today what more quantitative measure i could use. so far i’m off to a good start. my meditation first thing this morning, when i woke up, was insightful (1 point). i talked briefly to a random stranger commuting to work, i generally enjoy that (1 point). i had a good lunch (1 point). hmm… any suggestions for what might make good points to add up to 10 today?
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11. April 2007 at 12:09 pm :
what about point deductions? for me, i would deduct a point (or maybe half a point hehe) if i were late to a meeting or appointment. i am hardy ever on time, and it is something i try to be conscious of, but i notice that my tardiness usually makes me feel very frustrated for a while and sometimes screws up my whole day.
12. April 2007 at 11:47 am :
weather that perfectly fits your mood. for me, that gets 2 points.