Comments on: Managing Time for What is Important

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:19:38 +0000

I have on a piece of paper by my bed and on my computer at work the following list of my life priorities in this order:
Integrity, Health, Family, Friends, Career
Before I go to bed at night I think about 1 way I advanced each one in my life that day. Some days I realize I haven’t addressed one or the other but I’m making the conscious effort, and it makes for a life that is more rich. This also helps me manage my time and make choices a little more easily.

Today was my day 3 and I finally experienced a dinner success (marinated chicken and onions with a little lemon-delicious yea!). I think I realized today that curiosity is keeping me more motivated than anything. I’m curious to see how I’m affected by this truly. Other than that, I’m just ultra sleepy this evening.

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By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:20:14 +0000

@Rodney – no worries…I’m always open to new ideas, especially ones that are low on time commitment. Thanks to Mike OD’s later post, I’m trying to realize that I don’t need a lot of time, just to make the most of the time I have….

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By: skustes

skustes — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:26:42 +0000

Lack of TV is one of the greatest things ever. I hear about the important stuff from friends and family and get to ignore most of the rest. If I want to watch a DVD, I throw it in the laptop or go to my girlfriend’s place. And I don’t have to pay for cable.

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:55:41 +0000

@Mike – So true. I unplugged the TV the 1st of this year (and find myself much more at peace without seeing all the crap/drama/negativity on TV/commercials/news already), only watch a couple shows online now and have to batch my time to keep my email and internet “wandering” time under control. I’m not sure I want an Iphone or Blackberry…as my simple phone seems to work just fine (and I like not being able to go online with it as a built in control feature).

@Thania – Great insight. I’m with you, I hate shopping (well I just don’t like shopping anyways) big stores and like the little ones more often (thank goodness I have a small Trader Joes right around the corner).

By: Thania

Thania — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:13:21 +0000

I have good sense of time management and I am learning and experimenting thing that works for me and not the information made to believe. I used to think going to big stores onec a week or two weeks saves time!! Since March 2009, that is history now. I buy on daily basis from my local shops and find it really has advantages for me :

-Not waisting saturday in the car , big stores and then at home organizing food all over the kitchen.Spend now this time with my family doing fun things.

- I walk to the shops , carry heavy things, and eat fresh.

- Dont have much food at a time packed in the kitchen , avoids beinging at restless nights when cant go to sleep.

- I am learning to cook.

My husband used to give me wired looks when I used to take photos of our food ( to share on tweeter with paleo primal community), now he is delighted ,since that means yummy food! He has lost 35 lbs since then eventhough he eats daily a bit of bread and sweets once in a while.. real food is great .

As far as work out I am LAZY, I am aware I can do 30-40 min of work out at home ,since I have made myself a little gym. ( hate gyms bc cant stand the kind of mad music that is always on;)).

I am aware that I spend too much time watching TV and since I have gone paleo primal , spend lots of time on internet , too many interesting blogs…

But as a whole I am very well aware of how I spend my time, and organization is no issue for me.

Day 3:

B- boiled egg and herbal tea

L- Duck w walnut and pomegranet home made juice (very energy dense food)
Resisted the sweets eaten on 6th Dec (festivity day here)

S- 8 strawberries

D- Half a big pink grapefruit ( not hungy)

No work out ; it was holiday #fail excuses yes!

Have a nice day all.

By: Mike - Fat Loss Tips

Mike - Fat Loss Tips — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:51:06 +0000

Great post.
Here is the short list of things sucking my time:

My Blackberry – blast this device!
TV Shows – House anyone?
Facebook – I’m starting to get this under control
Negative thinking – come on, you can do this!
Negative Relationships – negative people just kill the wind in my sail. Time to purge!

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:27:47 +0000

@ Kat – I agree that living life on a complete schedule is not always the best way. For me, I had to sit down to see where my time was being spent and then figure out how I really wanted to spend my time. This allowed me to get rid of the commitments that were not really part of my goals, ditch the time wasters and learn to learn to enjoy doing less (but more in quality). It still leaves me plenty of flexibility to just read a book or “do nothing”, and I also don’t have a daily calender to carry around. Each person needs to find their own balance and then just enjoy each moment. You are right, the most important things should always come first and the morning is a great time to accomplish them.