Comments on: Life Management Principle: What Gets Measured Gets Managed

By: Mike Perkins

Mike Perkins — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:39 +0000

Just discovered the site. Was setting up a revised structure to manage all aspects of my own life and looking for help in a matrix sense. Looks good .. I yet have to read the history. Just let me, as an oldie underline the importance of keeping it easy to do. Always keep to simple structures until good habits are well formed. A trick I’ve used for years may also help … I used to find myself falling off the plan and having to go back and review it. So I have an audio record of the key points and affirmations on my cellphone (used to be a tape recorder lol) and listen to them before getting out of bed each day. A second recording can be used for short term task or project reminders. This practice helps to solve the problem of balance too … all key foci are sparked each morning. Do it easy…and remember to involve your sub-conscious in your plans … it can get a bit stubborn if you don’t!

By: aian

aian — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:48:24 +0000

I discovered this site just recently and I find it so helpful. Since then, I assigned this site as my homepage.

I am a little bit worried about measuring things and confront the reality. But it’s not late. I hope I will be courageous enough to continue and be successful despite the not so good measures currently. Thank you very very much for this eye opener post.

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Have You Made a Difference? — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:00:33 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:03:34 +0000

Thanks Donald! I hope I could always follow the number 1 tip.

Cheers!

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:28:55 +0000

Mike,

I totally agree with the first guideline on how to measure life: MAKE IT BALANCE.

Balance is something we should aim from the beginning. Otherwise, we may take our life to the wrong direction and waste a lot of time in the process.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:15:02 +0000

Life is too short. We want to accomplish and do a lot of things. Moreover, we want to be successful with the things we do. I totally agree with the first guideline on how to measure life: MAKE IT BALANCE. We often hear this advise but we tend to ignore it because frankly it is hard to do. Nevertheless, it is always worth to try.

This article helps us understand life better. Thank you for sharing it with us

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:52:29 +0000

I think it all goes back to be aware of what we are doing and living life more consciously. Thanks for the reminder!

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Carnival of Positive Thinking — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:49:07 +0000

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By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:22:24 +0000

Adventurous,
Nice tip :) It reminds me of a related tip: batching. After you categorize the tasks into buckets, you can pick one bucket and finish as many tasks as possible in it. Since the tasks are similar, there is low switching costs between them.
I wish you a happy life too!

Martin,
I’ve never heard about mismatch problem before. I haven’t watched the video you mentioned but I read a short article about it (http://kottke.org/08/05/gladwell-on-the-mismatch-problem).
Mismatch problem is definitely something to keep in mind when measuring life. Otherwise, we may measure the wrong things and manage life the wrong way. Thanks for letting me know about it!