A couple of random thoughts:

- The “Touch It Once” Rule – easier to type than to implement. When something new comes in your mailbox – work hard at making a decision on what to do with it – junk, keep & file or t.b.d. (to be determined).
- Murphy’s Law – “The task expands to fill the time allotted to it.”
- Anxiety – Learn “in the moment” techniques to transform your stressors. Research shows that it’s not the event per se that affects us – it’s the significance we attach to the event.

The more we are stressed the more “the little things” get to us. It’s like having a flat “stress cushion”. In other words, it’s like having a flat “stress cushion”. By becoming balanced, our tolerance improves and we add “air” to that cushion – providing us with a ’soft spot to land’ when things get rough.

I know of what I speak – having done stress for decades. If
stress were an Olympic Sport, I’d have had the Gold medal! I’m thrilled to report a huge improvement in my “stress cushion”.

Excellent article. “clearly define our long-term goals” — I find this as one of my major reason to avoid procrastination. I always got daily tasks aligned as following. I review these consistently as part of my weekly review.

daily task aligned with –> monthly goals -> 1 year goal -> 5 year goal.

Ramesh
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