It’s a bit of a perfect storm. I’ve been consistently uprooting myself to move somewhere new, I’m in a new city, I’m trying to meet lots of new people, and I’m possibly still recovering from COVID.
The results speak for themselves.
They are bad.
I’ve been incredibly unproductive in my time here in Mexico. When I first arrived I found out I had COVID. That completely wiped me out and drained me of all energy. Understandably, I didn’t get a lot done.
But I recovered. I picked up some bad habits of watching way too much YouTube and going on Facebook.
And now I feel like I’m barely working or accomplishing anything at all. I finally moved into a place that I’ll actually stay in for a while, and I love it. I have it all to myself and it’s a place that can actually feel stable for me. I’m hoping that helps.
It’s entirely possible that I have lingering effects from COVID still. Though I’ve been recovered for several weeks, I still feel like I have very little motivation to work or get anything done. And lately I’ve felt like it’s been sort of hard to “catch my breath” even though I’m not doing anything. Granted, as I write this I’m probably sitting at nearly 7500′, so the air actually is much thinner.
Regardless, I think I just need to focus on getting back on track. I need to get into a good routine where I’m productive. I need to stop watching YouTube videos and going on Facebook.
I’m in a great position where I can travel whenever I want while still doing okay financially, but I can’t get complacent. With just a little bit of effort I should be able to continue growing the business AND having fun.
Mexico City is also famously polluted, which may explain being out of breath…
Indeed, I’ve found that every time I’m in Mexico City I have moments where I need to catch my breath even when I’m not doing anything.
It’s hard to say whether it’s the altitude, the pollution, or both. But I don’t think it has anything to do with COVID.