You probably know that Sensei loves free stuff. Sometimes, getting free things is energy sapping, but with a new year comes a fresh slate. So, I am determined to pursue all the opportunities for me to get free things, which will consequently help me spend less of my money.
There’s a food court called Kopitiam that gives its patrons a free cup of coffee when they fill in a survey. So, that’s what I did.
A few days later, this came in my email. I just needed to scan a QR code at the coffee stall to redeem my cup of bliss.
For some of you, you may hold firmly to the principle of Time is Money and not want to carve out time to visit the food court to use the QR code. As in, having to expend the QR code just adds additional cognitive load onto your expanding list of things to do. That was how I felt many a time last year.
In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron suggests scheduling an artist’s date, taking a few hours each week to nurture your creative consciousness.
I thought a way to reframe the time crunch was to mentally categorise it as an artist’s date with myself. Sipping a hot cup of coffee leisurely while working on an article more substantial than my usual pieces. Scheduling quiet time to enjoy my own company (in spite of the noisy food court). That could work.
So, that was what I did today. I planned to work on an article titled “Ways Stackers Generate Their Creative Ideas From”, but I got sidetracked and read up on forces as detailed in primary school Science assessment books. Nonetheless, I had a good hour or so - just absorbing, learning, taking down notes.
Because I ordered black coffee, I was given a QR code to scan, after which points would be added to my account with Healthy365. Yes, my health authorities pay us to lead healthy lives by allowing us to redeem such points for supermarket vouchers. I liked the ripple effect generated by this free cup of coffee. One free thing leads to another and…This is how a virtuous cycle is formed.
How do you spend time with yourself?