Today’s post is a bit of a cop out because I’ve been spending time with my family and just enjoying Christmas festivities\/all of the food.<\/p>\n
I’ll be writing a wrap-up post for 2016 and a 2017 goals post in the coming days, but for now I just wanted to reflect a bit on some things I’ve been working hard at this past year that have impacted my productivity. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?<\/p>\n
In summer 2015, I had a baseball accident that gave me a concussion and a lot of medical appointments. In 2016, one of my main personal goals was to work on getting my jaw back to working order, and one surgery and a lot of physiotherapy later, it’s just about there. Not quite, but almost.<\/p>\n
The biggest challenge from this injury was dealing with post-concussion syndrome and coming to terms with my new brain. I still struggle quite a bit with my crumbier memory and how my brain processes things, but in 2017 I’m hoping to master a new way of thinking and organizing my thoughts and workflow.<\/p>\n
I’ve invested in a really nice notebook and a premium todoist account, so\u00a0I’m going to see if that helps me ring in the new year on a positive\/less forgetful note.<\/p>\n
I still play baseball; I haven’t let the injury stand between me and one of my favourite activities, but I have been limited in how active I am as different activities cause me small setbacks in my rehabilitation. It’s been a frustrating injury, but after focusing on the mechanics of my jaw in 2016, I’m ready to focus on getting my brain and body back in proper working order.<\/p>\n
Has life given you some lemons this year? How are you making lemonade out of them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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