Alright, so folks have been asking what I’ve been up to, and one thing was trying out this thing called fleming series 1. Saw it mentioned somewhere, maybe a forum or a chat, can’t quite recall. Sounded kinda interesting, not too complicated, so I thought, why not give it a go? Had a bit of downtime anyway.
Getting Started with It
So, I got started. There wasn’t much to buy, really. Just needed a notebook and a pen, the old-school way. The first part of ‘series 1’ was mostly about observing stuff, writing things down. Seemed simple, maybe too simple? My first thought was, “Is this it?”. But I decided to stick with it for a bit, see where it went. The instructions were straightforward, basically just asked you to track certain things daily.
The first few days felt a bit weird. Like, I’m sitting there, writing down these observations, and it felt kinda forced. You know, like keeping a diary when you were a kid because someone told you to. I wasn’t sure what the point was yet. Was I doing it right? Who knows. There wasn’t exactly a ‘correct’ way shown, more like guidelines.
The Actual Doing Part
I kept at it for a couple of weeks. The core practice involved setting aside maybe 15-20 minutes each evening. Had to think back on the day, jot down specific types of thoughts or events related to the Fleming guidelines. Some days it flowed okay, other days my mind was blank, or I just felt tired and wanted to skip it.
- Day 1-3: Felt awkward, entries were short.
- Day 4-7: Got into a bit of a rhythm, entries got longer.
- Week 2: Started questioning if it was actually doing anything. Felt repetitive.
- Week 3: Almost quit. Pushed through just to say I finished ‘series 1’.
There was this one time I tried to apply some of its ‘principles’ during a meeting. The idea was to structure my points better. Honestly, I think I just confused myself more. Ended up rambling anyway, just in a slightly different order. So much for quick fixes, right?
So, What Happened in the End?
I finished what they called ‘series 1’. Did it change my life? Nah, not really. It wasn’t some magic pill. But, thinking back, maybe it did make me a tiny bit more aware of certain patterns in my thinking. Just a little bit. It’s not like I suddenly became super organized or focused.
Overall, it was… an experience. Didn’t cost much, just time. I wouldn’t say “don’t do it”, but I also wouldn’t rave about it. It’s one of those things that might click for some people, and for others, it’s just writing in a notebook for a few weeks. Kinda like those different programming languages the example blog talked about – different tools work for different folks or different tasks, I guess. Maybe I’ll look into ‘series 2’ someday if I’m bored, but I’m not rushing out to get it. For now, the notebook’s back on the shelf.
