by So this morning I brew some damn coffee while checking my Virgo career notes for today. Saw my astro app flashing that Sep 13 advice like “organize your workspace” and “plan quarterly goals.” Figured why not actually try it instead of just screenshotting for content. Grabbed my dusty planner from the drawer – thing hadn’t seen daylight since tax season.
Phase 1: The Workspace Shitstorm
Started dumping everything off my desk onto the floor. Coffee receipts from July? Crumpled. Dead pens? Trashed. Found three identical USB cables tangled like headphones in a pocket. Threw two away immediately. Took 45 minutes just to wipe sticky soda rings off the wood. Ended up with:
- A mug strictly for pens (no more drinking from pen cups)
- New rule: no food near the laptop charger
- That bullshit “inbox tray” finally got emptied
Phase 2: Goal Planning Circus
Opened the planner to Q4 section. Blank pages judging me. Decided to pencil in three work goals. First draft looked like corporate nonsense: “optimize workflow efficiency.” Scratched that crap out. Rewrote:
- Email backlog extinct by October 15
- Ask for project lead role before Thanksgiving
- Actually take lunch breaks away from desk
Stared at the third one. Yeah right. Taped it to my monitor anyway.
The Faceplant Moment
Felt productive till my boss pinged about Q3 reports. Realized I never did Q2 review either. Spent two hours digging through Google Drive like an idiot. Found the files labeled “URGENT – FINAL (v12).” Almost threw mouse. That’s when Virgo clarity hit: planning’s useless without follow-up systems.
What Actually Worked
Ended the day doing three things different:
- Set weekly calendar alerts for email purges
- Scheduled goal check-ins every damn Monday 9AM
- Made physical to-do lists instead of relying on memory
The planner didn’t magically fix anything. But writing things forced me to be realistic. Still doubtful about those lunch breaks though.
