"Welcome to a gold mine of insights into strategies for how to have more energy, be more relaxed, and get a lot more accomplished with much less effort." A lofty aspiration that many of us covet, including myself. This past year, I have often felt quite stressed with my life - too many things to do and not enough time to accomplish everything and still have time for myself. The utopia promised in this book is appealing but I wonder if the ideas proposed will work for me.
As we have all learned, nothing happens without considerable effort. Simply reading a book of strategies is not enough to make lasting changes. Discipline and commitment are necessary combined with some inspiration, which is where the book comes in. I am hoping that some advice will strike a chord, provide a new idea or trigger a reminder that will help me achieve a greater balance between work, family and personal commitments.
Recording and then organizing the jobs and commitments constantly swirling around in our minds is the focus of the first section. I have always been a "to-do-list" person so this is not a new idea. However, the categorizing of our "in-box" into different areas is a good suggestion as well as the reminder to review our list at the end of every week. Taking action or deciding on the action required and the timeline necessary is the difficult part. This is something I can easily relate to. Quite often a task that seems overwhelmingly time-consuming has caused me to procrastinate in taking action. When I finally decide what needs to be done and then do it, I find it never takes as long as I had imagined in the first place. Nike's "just do it" motto comes to mind here.
Although nothing earth-shattering or life-changing has been suggested yet, I will continue reading as I am certainly interested in reducing the overwhelming, stressful schedule that has become my life.
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