How to Do Nothing. Edit Article Edited by Krystle C., Jack Herrick, Whichmonkey, Wes Platt and 138 others Do you need to carve time out of your day to be still? Sometimes, you need to take a break from the daily hustle and bustle and just do nothing. However, if you're a particularly jittery or impatient person, this can be difficult. It can be helpful for you to disconnect, find a quiet place, and schedule your break ahead of time so you can take advantage of the experience as much as possible. Ad Steps 1Schedule quiet time. 8Resume your normal activities slowly. Tips Once you become good at doing nothing, you can use this new found time and energy to think of things, instead.
Warnings At first you may feel nervous, sad, and restless. Rising Early, and How to Do It | Zen Habits. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin, famously “Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” – Mark Twain By Leo Babauta Recently, reader Rob asked me about my habit of waking at 4:30 a.m. each day, and asked me to write about the health benefits of rising early, which I thought was an excellent question. Unfortunately, there are none, that I know of. However, there are a ton of other great benefits. Now, let me first say that if you are a night owl, and that works for you, I think that’s great.
There’s no reason to change, especially if you’re happy with it. Greet the day. How to Become an Early Riser Don’t make drastic changes. 50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily - S. 7 Secrets of the Super Organized. A few years ago, my life was a mess. So was my house, my desk, my mind. Then I learned, one by one, a few habits that got me completely organized. Am I perfect? Of course not, and I don’t aim to be. So what’s the secret? Are these obvious principles? If your life is a mess, like mine was, I don’t recommend trying to get organized all in one shot. So here are the 7 habits: Reduce before organizing. If you take your closet full of 100 things and throw out all but the 10 things you love and use, now you don’t need a fancy closet organizer.
How to reduce: take everything out of a closet or drawer or other container (including your schedule), clean it out, and only put back those items you truly love and really use on a regular basis. Write it down now, always. Countdown Days. Remember The Milk. Monkey On Your Back. Worksheets.