Everyone Possible by king diamond 2014/04/23 07:00
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Decide what is important. Take a step back and think about whats important to you. What do you really want to be doing, who do you want to spend your time with, what do you want to accomplish with your work? Make a short list of 4-5 things for your life, 4-5 people you want to spend time with, 4-5 things youd like to accomplish at work.
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Examine your commitments. A big part of the problem is that our lives are way too full. We cant possibly do everything we have committed to doing, and we certainly cant enjoy it if were trying to do everything. Accept that you cant do everything, know that you want to do whats important to you, and try to eliminate the commitments that arent as important.
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Do less each day. Dont fill your day up with things to do. You will end up rushing to do them all. If you normally try (and fail) to do 7-10 things, do 3 important ones instead (with 3 more smaller items to do if you get those three done). This will give you time to do what you need to do, and not rush.
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Leave space between tasks or appointments. Another mistake is trying to schedule things back-to-back. This leaves no cushion in case things take longer than we planned (which they always do), and it also gives us a feeling of being rushed and stressed throughout the day. Instead, leave a good-sized gap between your appointments or tasks, allowing you to focus more on each one, and have a transition time between them.
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Eliminate as much as possible from your to-do list. You cant do everything on your to-do list. Even if you could, more things will come up. As much as you can, simplify your to-do list down to the essentials. This allows you to rush less and focus more on whats important.
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Slow down and enjoy every task. This is the most important tip in this article. Read it twice. Whatever youre doing, whether its a work task, eating, brushing your teeth, cooking dinner, driving to work: slow down. Try to enjoy whatever youre doing. Try to pay attention, instead of thinking about other things.
Be in the moment. This isnt easy, as you will often forget, but find a way to remind yourself. Unless the task involves actual pain, anything can be enjoyable if you give it the proper attention.
Eat slowly. This is just a more specific application of taking things more slowly but its something we do every day, so it deserves special attention.
Drive more slowly. Another application of the same principle, driving is something we do thats often mindless and rushed. Instead, slow down and enjoy the journey.
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Single-task. This is an important point. Do one thing at a time, and do it well; see
How to Avoid Multi Tasking.
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Eliminate stress. Find the stressful things in your life, and find ways to eliminate them. See
How to Relieve Stress.
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Create time for solitude. In addition to slowing down and enjoying the tasks we do, and doing less of them, its also important to just have some time to yourself.
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Do nothing. Sometimes, its good to forget about doing things, and do nothing and don't worry.
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Sprinkle simple pleasures throughout your day. Knowing what your simple pleasures are, and putting a few of them in each day, can go a long way to making life more enjoyable.
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Practice being present. You can practice being in the moment at any time during the day. The key methods of being present include paying attention instead of daydreaming, observing what is going on around you, breathing attentively and
meditating.
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Live in the Moment. Instead of delayed gratification, try enjoying life right now.
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Putting others first helps with living a peaceful life. Living in conflict with people hurts, and sometimes we feel so small after a minor or major argument. But if we could just look past their faults, they could look past ours maybe. forgiveness helps with living a peaceful life, (at peace with ourselves and others around us).
1
Decide what is important. Take a step back and think about whats important to you. What do you really want to be doing, who do you want to spend your time with, what do you want to accomplish with your work? Make a short list of 4-5 things for your life, 4-5 people you want to spend time with, 4-5 things youd like to accomplish at work.
2
Examine your commitments. A big part of the problem is that our lives are way too full. We cant possibly do everything we have committed to doing, and we certainly cant enjoy it if were trying to do everything. Accept that you cant do everything, know that you want to do whats important to you, and try to eliminate the commitments that arent as important.
3
Do less each day. Dont fill your day up with things to do. You will end up rushing to do them all. If you normally try (and fail) to do 7-10 things, do 3 important ones instead (with 3 more smaller items to do if you get those three done). This will give you time to do what you need to do, and not rush.
4
Leave space between tasks or appointments. Another mistake is trying to schedule things back-to-back. This leaves no cushion in case things take longer than we planned (which they always do), and it also gives us a feeling of being rushed and stressed throughout the day. Instead, leave a good-sized gap between your appointments or tasks, allowing you to focus more on each one, and have a transition time between them.
5
Eliminate as much as possible from your to-do list. You cant do everything on your to-do list. Even if you could, more things will come up. As much as you can, simplify your to-do list down to the essentials. This allows you to rush less and focus more on whats important.
6
Slow down and enjoy every task. This is the most important tip in this article. Read it twice. Whatever youre doing, whether its a work task, eating, brushing your teeth, cooking dinner, driving to work: slow down. Try to enjoy whatever youre doing. Try to pay attention, instead of thinking about other things.
Be in the moment. This isnt easy, as you will often forget, but find a way to remind yourself. Unless the task involves actual pain, anything can be enjoyable if you give it the proper attention.
Eat slowly. This is just a more specific application of taking things more slowly but its something we do every day, so it deserves special attention.
Drive more slowly. Another application of the same principle, driving is something we do thats often mindless and rushed. Instead, slow down and enjoy the journey.
7
Single-task. This is an important point. Do one thing at a time, and do it well; see
How to Avoid Multi Tasking.
8
Eliminate stress. Find the stressful things in your life, and find ways to eliminate them. See
How to Relieve Stress.
9
Create time for solitude. In addition to slowing down and enjoying the tasks we do, and doing less of them, its also important to just have some time to yourself.
10
Do nothing. Sometimes, its good to forget about doing things, and do nothing and don't worry.
11
Sprinkle simple pleasures throughout your day. Knowing what your simple pleasures are, and putting a few of them in each day, can go a long way to making life more enjoyable.
12
Practice being present. You can practice being in the moment at any time during the day. The key methods of being present include paying attention instead of daydreaming, observing what is going on around you, breathing attentively and
meditating.
13
Live in the Moment. Instead of delayed gratification, try enjoying life right now.
14
Putting others first helps with living a peaceful life. Living in conflict with people hurts, and sometimes we feel so small after a minor or major argument. But if we could just look past their faults, they could look past ours maybe. forgiveness helps with living a peaceful life, (at peace with ourselves and others around us).
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