3.5 Years to FIRE – A Motivated Day

I had no idea where to start writing, so I figured I’d share what one of my “surprisingly motivated days” looks like lately.

Recently, my “motivated days,” “can’t-be-bothered workdays,” and “weekend moods” have all started to feel a bit different. Johnny (that’s me), who’s somehow getting closer to FIRE, will explain how all this happened… eventually.

Of course, I wasn’t always like this. I used to be the pro-level procrastinator type with tragically low efficiency. Truly inspiring stuff.

Morning Start & Afternoon Swim

6 a.m. — I woke up smoothly for once. A clear sign today might actually be a win.

After coffee, I glanced at my car and thought, “Wow, that’s… dirty.” So I started washing it. Finishing one task in the morning makes the whole day feel a little lighter.

Work from 9 a.m. Pretty normal. But thinking about my afternoon swim practice kept the spirits mildly elevated.

At lunch, I headed straight to the sports club. Lots of familiar faces, quick small talk, and once practice starts — full focus mode.

When I’m swimming, all the mental noise disappears. It’s like my brain switches to silent mode. Then ten minutes in the sauna for a tiny reset moment.

Night: “Do Just One Thing” Time

At night, after dinner and cleanup, it becomes my “Do just one item from the to-do list” time.

Cleaning, reading, researching something — anything works. I like the feeling of “moving forward, even just one step.” It’s kind of like the modern version of minimal end-of-life planning: using your time properly, now.

Tonight I整理記事ideas. Set a one-hour timer… added extra time because I got into it.

Two hours later: wow, I had way too many ideas saved up.

Checked off today’s achievement, had a small drink, watched some TV, and went to bed thinking, “Yeah, today wasn’t bad at all.”

Will I be motivated again tomorrow? No idea.
But today was good — and honestly, that’s enough.

I’m not fluent in English, but I really wanted to share this story.
So I tried my best using translation tools to write this post.
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