One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. I’ve been surprised how often this “secret” comes in handy.
Exercising — I have a friend who thinks she’s a regular exerciser because every several weeks, she goes to the gym for two hours. Nope!
Having enough time to read — I used to think, “I love to read, it’s my favorite thing to do! Of course I make time to read.”
But when I really examined my schedule, I realized I needed to clear out more time to read; day after day, it was getting shoved aside.
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Great article – I am very much a culprit! I’ve literally just sat down from a day of sorting out all my paper work and clutter in the house, it seems now it has been the same each weekend, and my poor neglected book is getting isolated! Shall make more time! =)
Thank you!
great point!
to me, it seems a matter of balancing aspirations with the guilt of inaction. I forget who it was that gave a 5min TED talk in this area. He had a very simple point that if there is something we want to achieve (NY resolution of going to gym more often? etc) then it’s best not to tell anyone/many people of your goal. He quoted some studies to posit that this is effective. It seems that if we don’t attribute too much significance to our goals they’re easier to attack?