As I walked from the train today, I asked myself “What can I do to achieve my goals today?”

The answer is nothing.

But that’s not a bad answer.

We always want to do something. When I was trying to lose weight before, I’d try to exercise a lot, without changing my diet. When I tried to save money, I’d buy things which I thought would finally solve all my problems and mean I wouldn’t have to buy any more things.

I’ll give you two guesses how both of those worked out.

So today I decided I will do nothing to further my goals. I feel like that should be nothing with a capital N, more Nothing. I will not buy something I don’t need (as this has been a stressful week and that’s a normal outlet) and I will not go eat something unhealthy (another normal outlet). Instead I will do Nothing. I will work hard at my job, rejoice in using my iPad (which I’m typing this on, by the by) and then go home and relax.

Actually I’ll go out for drinks with a friend whom I had mixed up dates with. But really, nothing spectacular.

I always want to do something to solve my problems. Action is, sometimes, easier than inaction. It feels better. But in terms of my goals, right now, inaction is the best choice.