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by
Leo Babauta
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August 26, 2019 - August 26, 2020
Think of your first week with that limit as an experiment.
cut back on the time you spend doing things that aren’t important, that you don’t love doing, that don’t lead to the accomplishment of your goals.
Eliminate clutter by starting with the needs vs. wants question,
saying “no” is simply a commitment to sticking to the essentials.
12 KEY HABITS TO START WITH
Stick to a five-sentence limit for e-mails.
Small tasks are always better than large ones.
If it’s something you don’t care about, you won’t find flow.
Make a short list of three things you’d really like to accomplish.
Instead of switching tasks, just make a note of other tasks or ideas as they come up,
set a certain time to check them and do them all at once.
research first,
Set a timer
When you think of something you need to do on the Internet, write it down.
Every urge is like a wave—it builds up, then it goes away.
paperwork goes straight into your inbox. Don’t toss them on a counter or the kitchen table or a desk.
Enter stuff into your to-do lists or calendar.
If there’s one change that you could make today that would have the biggest impact on your life in terms of productivity, effectiveness, and being able to do the things you want to do, it would be to reduce the commitments in your life.
recognize requests for what they are—demands on your time.
take a weekend out of your life to examine
Don’t fill your day up with things to do. You will end up rushing to do them all.
Simplify your to-do list down to the essentials
Do one thing at a time, and do it well.
thirty minutes a day for thinking about simplifying.
get in exercise, reading, writing, or other things you normally don’t have time for;
Some ideas for your morning routine:
EVENING ROUTINE
Unwind from a long day.
or some other type of log, or put a big “X” on a wall calendar.
A CLEAN DESK
note things that need to be done later.
focus on one room at a time, and within that room, focus on one drawer or shelf
If stuff doesn’t have a home in your home, you need to get rid of it, or it will forever wander around the house.
move it from one thing to the next more reluctantly, more slowly, at a more relaxed pace. As a result, things will start getting done. You’ll start to notice things more. You’ll be less stressed.
find a time that’s quiet, or you’ll never be able to focus.
clear away all other distractions.
focus on that task for as long as possible.
by eating more slowly, you’ll consume fewer calories
Digestion actually starts in the mouth, so the more work you do up there, the less you’ll have to do in your stomach.
eating, can be a great form of mindfulness exercise.
cook your own food and enjoy it fully. Taste life itself.
focus on making it a regular thing, rather than going all out
your workout plan as easy as possible until you’ve learned to stick to it.
increase your time by five minutes, and do that every week for the first month,
brushing your teeth—do it for your health, do it regularly, and just do it.
Exercise should be fun, not torture.
signing up for a 5K or other type of short race
examples of short-term goals: Increase your workouts by five minutes each day this week. Lose a pound a week. Lose an inch off your waist. Run a 5K. Get your total workout time to two-and-a-half hours this week.
log your workout,
What follows is a guide to motivation for anything you try to achieve using this book,
