片付けと体調管理に共通する「ゼロ」という考え方〈体調編〉

あいの欠落物語　my missing story

つづき

朝起きてノーマルな特に何も思わない状態を０とし、今日はなんだか調子がいい日は＋、肩が凝ってる、体が重いなどの不調を感じる時、無性にイライラするなどの心境も含めて体調として換算し−とする。

プラスとマイナスでそれぞれ５ポイントずつの尺度で、 「今日の体調不良は−２かな。」 「ちょっと気分がいいな＋１。」 というような具合で数値化しておく。

そして、体調が優れない時はいつも以上には頑張らない、好きなものを少し食べる、体を温めるなど、いつもより自分を労わるように心がける。

＋の時は自然と何かにチャレンジできたり、いつもより長い時間集中できたりと行動に変化がある場合が多いが、意識的に「今日は30分残業しよう。」「あの人に連絡してみよう。」などと積極的なアクションを起こすようにしてみてもいいだろう。

体調や精神状態が悪い時は、無意識に攻撃的になったり、またヤケになってやり過ぎてしまうということがある。

毎日、あるいは変化を感じる日だけでも数値を把握しておくと、ある程度客観的になってベストな行動が取りやすくなる。

いつも大抵−２か３なのに、今日は珍しく−４だという日は「今日はちょっとやばい。これは気をつけねば。」と思うことができる。

無意識だとどうなっているかというと、不調に気づく前に「〇〇さんのことでイライラが止まらない。」「明るく挨拶出来ない。」「LINEを返せない。」イコール「こんな自分はダメだ。」と即自分への評価を下してしまいがちになる。

しかし、自身の体調、気分を数値化すると 「そういえば今朝−３だった。今日は笑顔になれないんだ。納得。」 「今日は＋２だから、やろうと思ってた副業について調べてみよう。」「今日は−３くらい。（以前ならそれでも無理するけど）今日はおかずを惣菜にしよう。」 と思うことができ、根拠があるのでそんな自分を自己卑下しなくなるのだ。

毎日をお勧めする理由は、日々続けているとふと数値化するのを忘れる日が突然現れる。そんな日はめちゃくちゃ体調が悪いか、めちゃくちゃ気分がいいかのどちらかだ。
そのどちらであるかくらいは午後に思い出したとしても極端なので思い出せる。それがマイナスだった場合はメーターが振り切れていると思ってかなり注意した方がいい。

「忘れるほどヤバイ」、つまり−5以上を測定する為にも毎日行っていた方がいいだろう。

さらに日々の数値化は、不調や気分が良い原因の究明におおいに役立つ。

つづく

The concept of “zero” that is common to cleaning up and managing your health<Physical condition>❹

When I wake up in the morning, my normal state of not thinking about anything in particular is 0, and today is a day when I'm feeling good, which is +, and when I feel unwell, such as my shoulders being stiff or my body is heavy, or when I feel uncontrollably irritated, my physical condition is considered as 0. Convert it to −.

On a scale of 5 points each for plus and minus, "I'm feeling unwell today, maybe -2." “I feel a little better +1.” Let's quantify it like this. When you're not feeling well, try to take better care of yourself than usual, such as not working harder than usual, eating a little of your favorite food, and keeping yourself warm.

When you're positive, you often notice changes in your behavior, such as being able to take on new challenges or concentrating for longer than usual, but you can also consciously say things like, ``I'm going to work 30 minutes overtime today.'' or ``I'm going to contact that person.'' You can try taking proactive actions like, ``Let's take a look.'' When you are not in a good physical or mental state, you may unconsciously become aggressive, or you may become depressed and overdo it. If you keep track of your numbers every day, or even just on the days when you feel a change, you will become objective to a certain extent and it will be easier to take the best course of action.

Usually I'm -2 or 3, but today was a rare day when I got -4, and I can think, ``Today's a little scary. I need to be careful about this.'' What happens when you're unconscious is that before you notice that you're not feeling well, you might say something like, ``I can't stop being irritated by Mr. ※※.'' ``I can't greet you cheerfully.'' ``I can't return your LINE messages.'' It's the equivalent of ``I can't be like this.'' ” We tend to judge ourselves immediately. However, if you quantify your physical condition and mood, "Now that I think about it, it was -3 this morning.

I can't smile today. I understand." "Today I'm +2, so let's look into the side job I was thinking of doing." "Today I'm about -3. (In the past, I wouldn't have been able to do that, but) Today I'm going to turn the side dish into a side dish." Since you can think that way and have a basis for it, you won't be so self-deprecating.

The reason why I recommend doing it every day is that if you continue to do it day after day, there will suddenly come a day when you forget to quantify it. On days like that, you're either feeling really bad, or you're feeling really good. Even if I remember it in the afternoon, it's so extreme that I can't remember which one it is. If it is negative, you should assume that the meter is running out and be very careful. ``It's so bad that you forget,'' in other words, it would be better to do it every day to measure -5 or higher.

Furthermore, daily quantification is extremely useful in investigating the causes of poor health and good mood.

to be continued