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You can imagine what happened – I don’t think I even need half of that stuff everyday.

I’m finding storage for the things I do need occasionally and working to keep my desk as clear as possible.

I like the eating half portions idea, too but I don’t eat all that much, so maybe I should cut down on wine instead.
Ann

I’ve been kind of a lurking subscriber for a couple of weeks now and I’m really enjoying your blog. This post really fell in line with some thinking I was doing yesterday.

It was Sunday afternoon and I didn’t feel like blogging or researching for blogging or really anything having to do with the computer. I have a 9 to 5 so most weekends and evenings are spent working online and not much else. Yesterday I wanted to watch TV and read fiction.

The problem was, I felt really guilty not being busy. Like you said, are we even leaving ourself room to think. And I don’t think I am anymore. The thing is, half the time when I am “busy” at the computer I’m not even really being productive. I think it’s quite possible that, in my case, less is more.

What if I spent half the time I do on the internet, but spent that entire time doing productive things? Then I’d have all that other time to paint or read or… just think. Plus, my time online would be put to better use as well.

If I was, as you said, “conscious and selective” about my time then I could spent two hours blogging and two hours enjoying the sunshine. Instead of just sitting in front of my PC like a zombie for four hours because I should be getting things done.

My question to you is, in order to live in the “less is more” mentality, do we all have to become better planners? I know I can lose weight if I eat half a bowl of ice cream instead of a super-sized one. But if I want to get more done in half an hour than in two hours, don’t I need a rock-solid to-do list and the self-discipline to stay away from YouTube and Twitter?

Thanks for getting my thoughts going,
Sara

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I think my morning bagel could easily be cut in half.

Now, for being choosier about clients – I do say no to people who I perceive to be ‘energy suckers’. I like to leave a coaching hour feeling jazzed, not drained.

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I just love this type of question because it gets people to think about what they are really doing with (and in) their lives.
I like your point of why be busy is it just to “fill time” but it isn’t something that makes you happy.
I also was thinking about a similar idea the other day when I was watching that movie, Last Holiday with Queen Latifah. I was thinking about years ago I would spend ALOT of time watching every calorie and not really enjoying it all the time. Now, I am more relaxed about my eating. For instance after that movie I fixed myself a milkshake (I have been wanting one for about a week and just hadn’t made one). When I got about half way finished, it satisfied my “craving” and then I gave the rest to my husband.
Thanks for this wonderful article.
I will take you up on your challenge to see what other things in my life I can take off my calendar that just “fills space” but doesn’t result in quality for me.

Sincerely,

Teresa Morrow

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