The urge for bad habits

I’ve had an amazing weekend so far.

Thursday was Sophia’s birthday so I decided to buy her tickets to Lazy Bear. I am huge foodie, but generally stay away from these over hyped expensive restaurants. At most of these places, I always leave still hungry and the dishes generally do not live up to the hype. The double whammy.

Lazy Bear was one of the few high-end Michelin rated joints that I would always recommend people to. The experience of a dinner party is one of a kind and each dish had me wanting more. I couldn’t be happier with Lazy Bear and will definitely be back sooner than later.

On Friday night, Sophia and I cooked dungeness and a porterhouse steak for our surf and turf Valentine’s Day dinner. It was the relaxing evening that I needed to recover from a long week.

Yesterday, we went on a 7.5 mile hike in Oakland Regional Park with some friends and burnt off what we ate the last night. I’ve caught up on sleep the past 2 nights and I feel great writing this.

R&R weekend is going swell so far, but it hasn’t been easy. Starting yesterday, I had this sudden urge to check e-mails and get work done.

I work hard 5-6 days in a row and my body and mind is adjusted to thinking that I need to continue this trend. Call it bad work habits, but it’s something that’s hard to kick.

My inner self is at times looking for excuses for doing work. Last night, it was Sophia saying she needed to send a work email, so I used that as an excuse to check emails and then start my tax return for my LLC.

If the 2010s was the era for excess screen use and social media, my bet is on the trend that the 2020s will be the return to the present moment.

The rise of wellness and meditation apps is kickstarting this trend. The continued issues with social media and excessive phone use affecting our children will take this trend to the next level.

Wellness apps and start-ups that help take you off your phone and computer will continue to be rolled out. Social media will be (hopefully) used to connect people in person again rather than as a medium for people to chat behind screens.

This will be a new age. One in which people focus on being present and enjoying time with each other. Video games and instant communication will not go away, but people will learn that life is right here, right now and not on your screen.