On the mornings when I wake up tired, overwhelmed, scattered, I know exactly what’s happening: my internal Operating System needs a reboot.
Saturday was one of those mornings.
I sat down with my notebook, wrote out what I wanted to make happen, why it mattered, and the things I’d focus on. Within minutes, my whole state shifted. Calm replaced chaos. My energy came back online. The tiredness didn’t need rest, it needed clarity.
Clear goals power up your machine.
Vague goals scatter energy all over the place - overload warning!
When your mind believes the goal is possible and the timelines make sense, it gives you a surge of energy stronger than caffeine. You feel directed, grounded, focused, locked-in.
But when expectations are unclear or the deadlines are absurd, your internal OS start throwing errors at you, indecision, overwhelm, anxiety follow. That’s the kind of stress that drains instead of charges.
We often misread these signals. We assume exhaustion is physical, and it means “do less,” when often it means “get clearer.”
Burnout becomes a psychological overload that shows up in physical symptoms.
And the body influences the mind back as well.
If you run it on low sleep, poor nutrition, and no movement, the mental software slows down.
Ideas dull. Motivation dips. Everything feels heavier than it really is.
This is why self-maintenance matters.
You wouldn’t run a business on an outdated system and expect peak performance.
Why run yourself that way?
A simple formula keeps everything steady:
Body Maintenance + Mind Maintenance = Predictable Output.
- Weekly reflection.
- Clear goals.
- Reasonable deadlines.
- Enough sleep.
- Enough nutrients.
- Enough movement.
The world isn’t getting more predictable.
Uncertainty will keep coming at you in waves🌊
The only thing you can truly rely on is your internal system... if you keep it maintained.
Over to you, dear reader,
How reliable is your internal OS?
Do you have a maintenance routine you can count on when things get unpredictable, uncertain and fast?
