In the interests of limiting information overload, and partly because this post turned in to a bit of a rant, I’ve split this article in to several parts.

A few weeks ago I posted about how I was suffering from information overload. I decided to try and dramatically cut down on my consumption of information. Obviously this idea isn’t new, especially in productivity circles, with the much famed ‘media fast’ concept being coined by Tim Ferriss.

Here are my observations and learnings so far:

The amount of information we consume is directly controllable by ourselves. Aside from those snippets of information that we need to do our day jobs, or research a task that must be done – most of the information that we consume is unnecessary. Obviously there is nothing wrong with consuming all of this information, but there is a clear distinction (although it may not be clear at first) between required information, desired information and obligated information.

Allow me to explain:

1. Required Information
I class required information as that information, data or whatever that you require to do a given task, and more importantly a current rather than future task. It is important to make the distinction there – as you should only consume the information that you need to complete what you are currently working on or else the chances are that you will need to revisit the information which is inefficient use of both your time and attention span. Point to note here – only consume the information that you need to complete the current task.

2. Desired Information
This is information that you want to consume; this could be as it is related to a particular interest or hobby but not because it required to complete any tangible task. They key to this area is to make sure that you don’t control this activity so that it doesn’t take over your other tasks.

3. Obligated information.
This is information that you feel obligated to consume, but actually serves no purpose to further your own priorities. In our working lives there is a hell of a lot of this kind of information. This is why the CC field on email is a complete and utter pain! People CC the world on unimportant emails to justify their position or their worth. You feel that you need to consume this kind of information because if you don’t you might miss something important and be caught out in the future. Chances are that you will miss the odd thing but I doubt it will be disastrous, especially as most workplace ‘emergencies’ are false anyway.

When you think about the information you consume in these three categories, this is how I would suggest you limit your information intake:

1. Only use the required information you need to do the CURRENT activity. Learn to consume the right amount of information, don’t overload yourself with information, as this will only make the task harder to complete.

2. Understand the desired information that you consume because you want to or more specifically because it takes you towards your goals. Be careful not to kid yourself that you want all this information (see blogs and news point below).

3. Cut down 99% of obligated information consumption. I would suggest that you probably obligate yourself to consume far more information than you actually need to. So what if you miss something, it’s not going to be the end of the world is it? Understand the difference between required and obligated information.

In the next part I look at the cutting down blogs and news information.

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• I’ve been working on my new travel blog: World Troubadour – check it out.
  

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Behind the easy watching of the film is a real message that good things happen if you start to say “Yes” to things. How many opportunities have you passed up on because you are stuck in the rut of your current job or group of friends? Remember the last time you did something truly spontaneous? I bet you had a great time that you weren’t expecting.

Before I get in to the reasons why you should say “Yes” more, I feel that I should justify this in the context of some of my previous writing. When talking about maximising your time and making sure that you have control of your time and not letting people steel it from you, I have talked about learning to say “No”. The point of this is that you should say “No” to things that do not get you towards the places where you want to be, or those that add to you already endless to do list and give you no real reward.

Reasons to say “Yes”

1. Learn something new
If you say yes to something that you wouldn’t normally, chances are you will learn something new. Everything we do is a learning experience, but if we repeat the same routines over and over again then you will start living you life on auto-pilot. Saying “Yes” to something new is a great way to open your eyes to a whole new world of experiences and opportunities.

2. Operate outside of your comfort zone
Often we say no to new experiences because we are afraid (either consciously or subconsciously) of what the experience will bring us. Operating outside of your comfort zone teaches you deal with difficult situations. “Do something everyday that scares you” Eleanor Roosevelt.

3. Choose your destiny
You are where you are today as a consequence of the decisions you have made up to this point in time. By saying yes you are making a conscious effort to have a positive influence on the direction your life is taking.

4. Help others
Do you really spend enough time helping others? When was the last time you said “No” to a friend and missed out on something great. Say “Yes”, help and spend time with others. This is something that you will only regret if you don’t do it. Life is too short to say “No” to everything. When was the last time you had the opportunity to help someone else but refused? Say “Yes” and make someones day, as well as your own.

5. Help yourself
It’s not just opportunities and other people you may want to think about saying “Yes” to more, but also yourself. How many things do you censor yourself from doing? Think back to something you said “No” to in the past and now regret. Don’t live in regret, allow yourself to say “Yes”.

Obviously this is the “Yes” side of the argument, but I think you should give it a try. Start saying “Yes” to more opportunities (not pointless tasks) and see where it takes you.

What do you think? Will you give it a try?

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Bond is an icon. A man of confidence, character, poise and style. I realised that Bond can teach us a lot about Lifestyle Design, and has some key characteristics that have been crafted over decades to make him in to the ultimate double-o agent. Check out this list of things we can learn from this great character;

1. You don’t always need to follow the rules.
James Bond doesn’t always check in with agent M, sometimes he doesn’t follow the rules because he is confident that his way is the best to do what he needs to do. Just because popular culture defines the 9-5 as the ‘rule’ you have to live by does not mean that you have to conform to it. Break the rules if you need to.

2. Always get the girl (or prize).

Ever noticed how Bond always gets the girl? He is used to success, he thinks success and he lives success. You should too.

3. Confidence.
Part of the reason Bond is the main man is because of his confidence. Be confident in yourself and everything you do.

4. Defeats the villains (internal and external).
There is always a villain in Bonds way, but he works hard to defeat them at all costs. Fight your internal and external villains and don’t let them stop you from getting what you want.

5. Always have the right tools available to you (gadgets) when you need them.
Agent Q provides Bond with some awesome gadgets. Have you ever noticed that he uses all of them? He only carries the items he needs, and always utilizes the gadgets he carries. Don’t clutter yourself with things you don’t need but do make sure you are equipped. Find the balance, simplicity and harmony in your skills, possessions and relationships.

6. Set your sights high.
Ever seen Bond doing something easy? Double-0s don’t do easy work. Aim high and be prepared to work hard for what you believe in. You’ll get a greater sense of achievement this way.

7. Dress to impress.
Bond always dresses to impress. Even when he is alone in his swanky hotel room he looks his best. He is always ready for action and you should be too. You will also be taken more seriously when it matters if you are well-presented.

8. He does something scary every day (and accomplishes it).
If you don’t challenge yourself you don’t grow as an individual. Challenges are the most effective way to make positive changes in your lifestyle; when you aren’t challenging yourself, you are sinking further in to your comfortable rut.

9. He can adapt to his environment.
Bond is sent to all corners of the world and can adapt easily to his environment. If your circumstances change are you agile enough to adapt quickly? If you are not perhaps you have areas of your life that you need to simplify, declutter and organise.

10. He never gives up.
Bond never gives up pursuing the bad guy and you should never give up in the pursuit of your target.

11. He’ll pay for quality (when it’s needed).
OK, so MI6 picks up the tab, but Bond certainly knows that quality is worth paying for. Don’t scrimp on the things that are really important to you, but don’t waste money on things you don’t need.

12. He is always early.
If Bond needs to assassinate someone, he is there early to scope out his environment and lie in wait. Give yourself the edge. Be early.

13. Possessions are functional rather than material and do not define him.
If Bond needs a car, sure it’s a nice one, but he rents or borrows it. Possessions don’t define bond, his actions do.

14. He is not scared to use his real name.
Bond doesn’t like cover names. He is James Bond and doesn’t care who knows it. Sure it might get him in trouble, but if you believe in yourself and what you do then you shouldn’t hide.

15. He’s a big tipper (again when necessary).
Bond is generous. He knows the value of service he receives and is prepared to reward for it when appropriate. If you are getting value out of something, be sure to give a little back (note: this does not always mean money).

16. Bond is a man of action.
Have you ever seen bond wondering what to do? No. He is a man of action, you should be too.

17. Doesn’t care what people think.
Why would he and why should you?

18. Expect the unexpected.
Bond always knows when someone is sneaking up behind him. He knows the risks of a situation and is always prepared. Make sure you are prepared for the unexpected and reap the benefits.

19. Shaken not stirred.
Stirring a drink apparently encourages equal diffusion of the components throughout the volume (or something like that). You might be a slow stirrer of your life to make the changes, or maybe you should start to shake things up a little? Make some positive changes and challenge yourself outside of your comfort zone.

20. Knows how to use his weapon.
In both the literal and anatomical sense (it’s Bond, you’ve gotta have innuendo), Bond sure knows how to handle himself and equips himself with the right tools for the job and knows how to use them.

21. Bond keeps himself fit.
He is ready for action at all time. Bond doesn’t get sick, Bond is fit and can act instantly. Eat, sleep, exercise and rest well so you can be prepared for anything.

22. Knows when to ask for help.
Bond knows when he needs to rely on someone else’s local knowledge or expertise to progress with tasks more effectively. If you are operating outside of your skill set then don’t be too proud to ask for help.

23. When he has his target he goes for it.
He doesn’t procrastinate, he goes for it.

24. Bond is human.
Bond gets hurt both emotionally and physically, he may get knocked but it is only ever a temporary blip. He gets back on his feet and moves on to the next mission.

25. Sometimes you have to kill someone.
OK, so I’m not suggesting you have to kill anyone! But sometimes you have to make sure you that people don’t block you from reaching your target.

26. Knows what he likes and how he likes it.
He knows what he likes and how to get it. Be assertive in what you want and know how to get it.

27. But he’ll try new things…
Bond will always try new things. Change is good, embrace it.

28. Knows how to relax.
Bond certainly knows how to do this, and you should too. Sometimes you have to recharge your batteries to be effective.

29. Bond leaves everyone hungry for more.
So the Bond franchise has been going for longer than I’ve been on this earth (in my current form). That’s because people are always hungry for more. Do you leave your readers, clients, interactions wanting more?

30. Be lucky.
Let’s face it, Bond is lucky at lot of the time and that’s why he hasn’t died yet. It is easier said than done but you do make your own luck to a certain extent. Good luck!

Can you think of any James Bond inspired Lifestyle Design Tips? Let me know in the comments below!

All images found on Flickr via Creative Commons, in order of appearance:

Bond Poster – titlap
Bond Girl Now – Rob Beyer
James Bond Island (Thailand) – Lutz536
Aston Martin – Kmeron
Casino Royal Premiere Amsterdam – Katerina Plevkova
James Bond Invasion – helter-skelter

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” Harvey MacKay

*Please note that I use the British English spelling of Maximise as I am in the UK!

Time is a finite resource. Like all resources in this world we really need to accept that they are finite, seek to make the best use of them and not waste them.

I have long argued that time is your most precious resource. Time is what enables you to follow your dreams. Sure you might need money, luck or skills along the way but all of these factors rely ultimately on time.

What is time?

Time is a concept. Einstein once said that if he was to travel on the tram in his local town at the speed-of-light whilst looking at the town clock then time would stand still. This illustrated that time is only a concept. Have you ever noticed that sometimes time drags whilst other times it flys by? I honestly can’t remember the last time that time went slowly for me. I always have more that enough to do, and not enough time to do it.

Use your time wisely:

1. Work effectively.
I won’t repeat my own productivity tips here, but to maximise your time your really need to work effectively. If you can complete a job is less time, it gives you more of your time currency back.

2. Use your time in the right context.
You know your routine, your plans and your motivations. You should be able to understand how to use your time wisely. For example whilst waiting for a train or plane you can catch up on reading, but whilst driving it might be a good time to make calls or catch an audio-book. Also you might be more effective at writing in the morning, or going running in the afternoon. You know yourself better than anyone, use this to be the best manager of your own time you can be.

3. Don’t let other people steal your time.
If you take away only one thing from this post let it be this. Guard your time as if it was money.

4. Don’t steal time from yourself.
Do procrastinate, waste time or kid yourself that watching daytime TV is a productive use of your time.

5. Understand what value time has to yourself and other people.
The saying goes that time is money. Understand that time is just as valuable to other people as it is to yourself. Don’t waste people’s time, and they won’t waste yours.

6. Use your time wisely.
Eliminate the meaningless, focus on the rewarding. Make sure that your actions are the right ones to take you to where you want to be.

7. Learn how to estimate your time correctly.
Most people are very poor time estimators. Don’t be one of these people. You are less likely to let yourself down if you understand how much you can realistically do in a certain time period rather than overestimating the amount of tasks you can do and being constantly disappointed, or feeling unproductive.

8. Know your own biological clock.
Some times are better than other to work on certain tasks as your body rhythms change throughout the day. For example I find it easier to write in the morning but work out in the late afternoon. By knowing when you work best on what types of tasks you can be the most productive with your time at all times.

9. Time to relax.
Understand that you need time to relax. Schedule it in if you need to, but sometimes the best thing that you can do with your time is nothing…it’s your time – make conscious decisions to use it how you want to.

10. Time to think.
The more free time you are able to provide yourself with, the more time you will have to think. Thinking time is important, it allows you to process information correctly to make the most productive use of it in the future.

Time Saving Summary:
I’ll reiterate these two main points: Guard your time, remember it is your most pressure asset. You are the manager of your time. Manage it wisely and manage it to you own personal greatest benefit.

How do you maximise your time? And what tips to you have for managing time and guarding your time?

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Bits & Bobs:

• Really please with the debate sparked by my last post. Have you left a comment to add to the discussion?
• I’m planning a series of competitions on my blog starting very soon. Make sure you are subscribed for more updates.

Image Credit: by laffy4k on Flickr via Creative Commons

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Time for Three:
Reading around the web:

• http://www.lifemadegreat.com/Blog.aspx?BlogID=25
• http://zenhabits.net/2008/12/the-essential-time-saving-guide-for-busy-people/
• http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/12/08/keys-to-success-the-dip/

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“We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going… Concentrate on something useful.” Arnold Bennett

There has been a trend recently of understanding what Productivity is and isn’t, and the realisation by many (myself included) that tweaking your productivity system doesn’t necessarily make you a better worker, person or anything else.

In the last week I have seen two posts that show this trend:

1. Jonathan Mead, regular contributor at Zen Habits helping us in a tongue in cheek way to understand that we make be productivity junkies.

2. The excellent Lateral Action highlights a post by Merlin Mann on the changing route of his 43folders blog (perhaps a blog that can be ‘blamed’ in part for the productivity movement’s overkill).

I  have been there, done that and got the moleskine notebooks with the over-the-top productivity systems. I proposed a 12 Step Programme for overcoming your Productivity Addiction several weeks ago. The thing is this, productivity is not about how your work out what you have to do and organise it, productivity is about using your time in the most efficient way to create more time for yourself. I have always been more of a fan of the world efficiency over productivity. Efficiency conjures up images of doing something well and doing something in a way that doesn’t waste time or resources. Productivity makes me think of car production where you want to increase your productivity which essentially means making more units per hour. In this way productivity is about creating more things in the time you have, efficiency (the true core of productivity) is creating more time to do more things (that you want to).

This is key to the principle of my blog. Just check out my about me page (which I will be massively updating soon as it hasn’t changed since I started blogging back in April). Essentially I want to create more time to do to do the things that I want to do, and pursue my Lifestyle Projects.

What are you thoughts on the productivity movement? Do you have any examples of productivity overkill? Let me know in the comments below!

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Bits & Bobs:

• Don’t forget you can follow me in real-time on Twitter.
• I’m planning a series of competitions on my blog starting very soon. Make sure you are subscribed for more updates.
• I’ve also been reading about keeping things simple and concise so I thought I’d try a shorter post. Got another post coming your way this week.
  

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Time for Three:
Reading around the web:

• http://jayfrawley.com/2008/12/02/are-you-making-a-dying-instead-of-a-living-here-are-7-clues-you-might-be/
  
• http://www.willitchangeyou.com/so-you%E2%80%99ve-heard-it-all-before-part-4-what-next/
• http://motivatethyself.com/2008/12/05/let-us-give-your-blog-a-boost/

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The other week Leo Babauta of Zen Habits fame did a live Q&A on his writing blog Write to Done. I was fortunate enough to get my question in and answered by Leo and it was great to be able to interact with a true blogging hero.

Here’s my question:

“I am a fairly new blogger. I don’t have a problem coming up with ideas for posts, defining post structure and writing the first draft, I do however struggle to finish, and edit my posts for publication.

Have you any tips for applying the finishing touches to posts, and editing to take them from a draft to publishable form. “

And here’s Leo’s answer:

“@Chris: Tips on taking a post from draft to published post … I generally follow the same structure and write my posts this way:

* I’m a list-maker, so I’ll often start with a list of tips or main points
* Then I’ll write an intro that shows the reader why he should care about the post. It might be anywhere from 3-7 paragraphs. Not too long.
* Then I’ll expand the list — it might turn out that each point in the list is a subsection of the post, or they could just be items on a list with a few sentences after the main point.
* To put on some finishing touches, I’ll often do some quotes from great people, maybe links to relevant articles (on my site or others), and definitely a great photo that attracts the eye.
* Of course, don’t forget a great headline!”

I’ve been following Leo’s blog for a long time now and it was one of the main inspirations for me to take up blogging myself. I do follow a similar posting pattern to above and it seems to work for me.

It was great to get an insight from such a great blogger and I recommend you check out the post to see all the other questions and answers if you are a blogger as well (as I know a lot of my readers are).

• http://writetodone.com/2008/11/20/ask-leo-live-qa-for-bloggers-and-writers/

Incidentally if you are a new, or not so new blogger and haven’t read Yaro Starak’s Blog Profits Blueprint then I can highly recommend it (you can download as an audio book for free too – I listen to it in the car).

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Bits & Bobs:

• Had a great time in NYC, thanks to all those staying in touch via Twitter.
• I’m planning a series of competitions on my blog starting very soon. Make sure you are subscribed for more updates.
• I made my first money online with an affiliate sale via my blog! It’s nice to get some money towards to costs of hosting etc.
  

Image Credit: by Oberazzi on Flickr via Creative Commons

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Time for Three:
Reading around the web:

• http://genuinechris.com/2008/11/30/sidebar-up-goals-and-more/
• http://flabble.net
• http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-care-what-others-think-about-you/

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Start every day with this question. What will you do today? How can you make a difference to your life and the lives of others?

Fifty People, One Question: New York from Crush & Lovely on Vimeo.

(If you are one of my wonderful subscribers and can’t see the video in RSS or Email, click here)

What will you do today? Let me know if the comments below!

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Bits & Bobs:

• This week I secured my first social media consulting job. It’s a favour for a friend, but you have to start somewhere.
• I have increased my subscribers by a third this week, so welcome new people! Get ready, Lifestyle Project steps up a gear after my break.
• I’ll respond to comments when I’m back.
  

Image Credit: by Stuck in Customs on Flickr via Creative Commons

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Chris’s time for three: reading around the web:

• http://writetodone.com/2008/11/20/ask-leo-live-qa-for-bloggers-and-writers/
• http://www.willitchangeyou.com/personal-growth-where-to-start/
• http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2008/11/21/in-defense-of-television/
  

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One of the things that has become more and more apparent in the media recently is the need to cut back, save more and be frugal for the road of recession ahead. Recession or not, I like to try and make sure that I keep my life as decluttered as possible (it’s in my genes), and always ask myself before buying anything whether I really need it or will really use it. I am only human and do have an addiction to gadgets and cool t-shirt designs but nobody’s perfect.

Here are some tips for eliminating temptations which I use to great effect. I find that what you don’t know can’t hurt you… If you don’t have the information pushed to you, you won’t want to consume it.

Healthy Eating
If you don’t want to eat as much chocolate, don’t buy it! It may sounds simple, but if you buy the foods you want to eat to be healthy and don’t buy the foods that you know you want to cut down on then you won’t eat them. When I want to loose weight I cut down on sugar and alcohol. If the chocolate isn’t in my cupboard at home, I won’t eat it.

Information Overload
As an internet savvy, social media, RSS reading blogger I do like many other people suffer from information overload in this area. I have this problem that I feel that I need to read every blog in my RSS, magazine that comes through the door and watch every episode of a TV series I am following. The best way I have found to reduce my information overload is to trim down on the blogs that I read, the information coming through my door and the TV programmes I watch. I you haven’t got it in your ‘pile’ of reading to start with then you don’t need to read it. I also have resisted joining every link sharing, social media application that springs up to avoid feeding myself with more and more information.

Products
When I buy something online I always make sure that I untick the box that says “Keep me informed of product updates” from the company I am buying from. I also regularly unsubscribe from newsletters, product info emails etc from amazon, play.com etc. These companies don’t send you emails for your benefit, it is helping them to sell more products. If you don’t know a product exists you won’t want to buy it.

People
No not temptation be consume people in any weird way. This applies more to work than social situations but if you avoid going to meetings you won’t get actions. Say no, and only interact with the people that give you the most benefit towards your long term aspirations, rather than those who give you the most information to deal with or actions to complete.

Of course to make the above tips work for you, you do need to have a certain amount of self control and discipline. We are all human and falter at times but if you want to make a change in your life for something that is important to you and for the better you should be able to have the discipline to go for it.

How do you eliminate your temptations?

See also: You Can’t do everything, get over it.

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Bits & Bobs:

• I’m not happy with the new logo. Any suggestions do let me know lifestyle [dot] project [at] yahoo [dot] com.
• As of today I think my stomach is all better!
• I’m off to New York next week (follow me in real time on twitter) and can’t wait! Hope to have a post ready before I go or a guest post if I get any submissions.
• Yes this end of blog post section is messy, I’m experimenting!

Image Credit: by Daniel Y. Go on Flickr via Creative Commons

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Time for three: Reading around the web:

• http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/12/how-to-discover-what-you%E2%80%99re-passionate-about/
• http://wisequeen.com/2008/11/13/how-to-build-a-social-media-empire/
• http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/363/11-keys-to-double-your-productivity/

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I’ve been ill with a stomach bug for the last few days and this has reminded me of the importance of rest and slowing down. When you are interested in productivity and achieving your goals it is easy to become too focused on always doing something, and neglect the fact that sometimes doing nothing is equally as important. Allowing your body and mind to rest and recuperate is an important part of healthy living.

It is no lie that in order to achieve your goals you need to make productive use of your time and really make sure that you are taking the right actions to get you to where you want to be; let’s not forget that it is all very well complaining that we don’t like our current job, situation etc. but if you don’t take action and you just lie on the sofa watching TV night after night then you are in a position of your own making. Like many things in life, rest and work are areas where you need to strike the right balance to enable you to be efficient in what you do, and get where you want to, without burning out.

Here are some tips on slowing down, but still remaining productive towards your long term aspirations.

1. Recognise the signs
You need to learn to recognise when you are working too hard or approaching burn out. By learning the symptoms and causes you can take the necessary actions to make sure that you avoid getting into a fatigue situation early.

2. Allow yourself to stop
So you recognise the signs that you are doing too much, but heres the hard part; persuading yourself to stop and rest for a while. I often find that I feel the need to always be productive and if I am not doing something constructive then I feel like I am selling myself short. There is always a time for hard work, but there is also a need for rest.

3. Plan your rest
I always make sure that I have something to look forward too such as a holiday, weekend away or something new and exciting to do. This is a great technique because then, when you are facing a difficult challenge or a situation that requires extra focus, you can always look forward to something that you have planned coming up soon.

4. Have a day off
Another great tip is to have a day off, at least one per week. You need a day to rest and do nothing. This allows you mind to recoup and process the copious amount of information you have to deal with on a daily basis.

5. Use your time wisely (be productive)
You are less likely to feel guilty about resting or taking time off if you are productive when you are working towards your goals. Make sure that you use your time in the most productive way you can and don’t procrastinate. If you strive to get the action habit then you will achieve what you want whilst still having the time to relax.

I know that many people are working hard in their Lifestyle Project to have more time off! Work hard, but don’t deny yourself the rest that your body and mind deserves along the way to achieving your goals.

How do you relax? Do you feel that you can’t relax because you always need to be ‘productive’? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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Bits & Bobs:

So the new site design is up, what do you think? I’ve still got a few tweaks I would like to do but I like the design very much. I’m planning to do a post on moving from wordpress.com to your own hosted blog soon – if you have any questions regarding this please do let me know lifestyle [dot] project [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Image Credit: by *Micky on Flickr via Creative Commons

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Reading around the web (some actually relevant to this post!):

http://lateralaction.com/articles/getting-nothing-done/

http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/get_a_life_blog/2008/11/who-says-follow.html

http://zenhabits.net/2008/11/the-lazy-mans-guide-to-getting-things-done/

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