“…the key is to do less than you feel you want to. If you feel like breathing for two minutes, do it for just one minute. If you are up for a day of really listening to people deeply, do it for the next meeting only. Leave yourself eager to try it again. What you want is to develop a sustainable habit: a stress-free approach to reducing your stress.”
Source: Reduce Your Stress in 2 Minutes a Day | Greg McKeown | LinkedIn
“Writing a calming sentence is a form of graphotherapy, Seifer says. Jotting down a sentence like, ‘I will be more peaceful’ at least 20 times per day can actually have an impact, especially on those with attention deficit disorder.”
See the 7 things that productive people do during the first 10 minutes of their work day to ensure productivity success.
Source: 7 Things That Productive People Do In The First 10 Minutes At Work
There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, who’s read endless books and blogs on the subject, and…
Source: The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact — STARTUPS + WANDERLUST + LIFE HACKING — Medium
“In my own life I can say I had similar books. The magnitude was not the same, but in relative terms the impact was still there. Each one of these was for me, what the economist Tyler Cowen calls a ‘quake book.’ They shook my entire world and then, as it happened, were responsible for a great deal of success in my career, relationships, and my happiness.”
Marginalia, the Anti-Library, and Other Ways to Master the Lost Art of Reading – 99U.
“If you’re like me and practically every creative person I know, you’ve got more going on than you can reasonably handle. Yet we seem to be missing the message – adding more and more to do doesn’t always feel great. Overwhelm is a real stressor and can degrade the quality of our days.”
Fight Overwhelm with a Mind Map of Your Month – Original Impulse.
“Many years later I realized that if I had written only a couple of pages a day, I would’ve written 500 pages at the end of a year (and that’s not even working weekends). Any contribution you make on a daily basis is fantastic.”
“What this means is that every email is an opportunity to be extraordinarily respectful. If you are going to use up a portion of someone’s minutes, use those minutes wisely, thoughtfully, and with purpose.”
Email guidelines for the world. [read. follow. pass them along.] | Alexandra Franzen.
“It’s that time of year again, when we’re all vowing to take better care of our bodies and our money, see more places and do more things, spend more time with friends and family, and generally trying to become better, more successful people.
Given that this is the Digital Era, it’s fitting that we should consider including digital resolutions as part of this annual renewal process. With that in mind, I offer the following recommendations for commitments people should make (and keep!) in the coming year.”
“Everyone has busywork that must be tended to each day. It’s all that stuff that has to get done so you can continue to live your life and do your thing. If you look at this busywork from the wrong perspective, you begin to see it as an enemy: something you have to defeat—and defeat quickly—to get back to living the way you want.
But the right way to look at it, in my opinion, is to see it as a trusted friend. A friend you’ve invited into your life because they help you live the way you want to. And, as any friendship goes, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.”
The Busywork Curve: A Lesson On Mindfulness From My Washing Machine | Riskology.co.
Brandon Hunt, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS 