12. Reverse an established pattern

Now, the previous week I picked up the concept of sides.

My task this week is to reverse an established pattern, but I will be applying "sides" by watching a tennis match and side against my favourite player. 

So I watched the Cincinnati Masters Final 2018 with Roger Federer against Novak Djokovic for the crowning title as champion of the tournament.

The match was pretty gut-wrenching, as both of the players were challenging each other for the win. Djokovic was unable to beat Federer in this ATP Masters three years prior, and had to be in top form to be able to beat him this time.

In this particular match, however, Federer's consistency in playing was unequal with the strength and ferocity of his opponent. It would seem after the many matches leading up to the final poured out his versatility, and gave Djoko the upper hand, resulting in a 6-4, 6-4 victory for Djokovic.

Novak is the only player to have won all the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since it started in 1990. This match was definitely a "must-win" for Djokovic, and is an outstanding achievement for the Serbian.

Congratulations, Djokovic! You have earned the title of champion!

This week has taught me to play. Next week awaits!



Some sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/19/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-cincinnati-masters-tennis
https://www.supersport.com/tennis/atp/video/998004

11. Do something intentionally Boring

Now, from last week's exercise I learned the value of adjusting from the good moods that I have turned into bad moods. I now take this epiphany and add it to this next exercise:

This week's exercise is more of a simple practice. I am tasked to do something intentionally boring.
Now, don't expect anything exciting in this next exercise, because you won't find it here. If you suffer from a severe case of FOMO, you should leave immediately...


I wore my fringe the other way. Usually it's positioned to the left, but now it leans to the right.

What I've learned from this exercise is the great importance and significance of sides. This will be applied to the next exercise. Oh, what more great adventures await us.

Check you next week ;D

10. Start a good habit by turning bad moods into good moods

The last assignment I've done included reading some material. I've found the concept of turning (turning pages etc.) very interesting, and will be using it as the pillar of my exercise that I'll be explaining shortly.

I was given the task of starting a good habit. So I figured, I can combine this with turning.

This week, I've been giving myself the challenge of willfully turning bad moods into good moods for an entire week.



Monday:

The traffic was intense. This was the perfect day to start exercising my optimism muscles. I put on some calming music in the car, and I gave myself the challenge of not uttering a single swear word for the entire day that I drove and had seen injustices occurring on the roads. I was to absolutely remain calm, and it was way tougher than I expected. Give yourself a moment to reflect on the state of humanity, especially on the roads.


Tuesday:

There was a lot of work I had to do. Again, I told myself to remain calm while doing the work and forced myself not to think and stress about planning and projects that I still had to do. Instead, I focused on all the things I was grateful for and all the good things that have ever happened to me. Brightened my day. I could focus again.


Wednesday- Thursday:

Wasn't a lot of stress on these days. The positive vibes from the previous two days that I had forced on myself worked, and leaked over to Wednesday and Thursday. I was relaxed, focused, and had a cheerful spirit to complete the things I had to complete.


Friday:

This is where it hit the fan again. I started stressing about the next week's work, and my hand-in-dates for the week after that. As you probably have noticed, I tend to overthink things too much. I had to calm myself down after almost having a nervous breakdown. Again.
Positive things were hard to find now. Luckily I managed to keep the good things in life close to my heart. Enough to make it through to the weekend.


Reflection:

Phew. What a week. I can definitely say that I managed to keep the positive vibes going, even through the many perils and evils that I have faced. I know we all do this just to keep going, but I have learned the true importance and power of positivity. (Sounds cheesy, but it's true).




In this experiment, I have extracted the concept: "adjust".

I will be mingling it with my next task: Do something intentionally boring.


Stay tuned for the next episode in the series of my life!