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Comment on The Single Step by adrian

adrian — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:40:51 +0000

@Jennerosity:
Thanks for your comment and mentioning The Happiness Project. Looks like I have lots of reading and catching up to do! Keep me posted with how your writing pursuits go – I’ll make a point of checking in your blog as I can too!

@princess #3:
I think those two quotes go well together. I’d also be inclined to say that doing what you love more of the time, or getting more of your fill of pie, will lead you to being happier.

Time is a very interesting variable in all this, and I was just thinking the other night about how the lack of time can often seem like a barrier – you can’t always do the things you love because sometimes there isn’t enough time. But what if you could shift the balance of time? You can’t change the number of hours in a day, but you can change what you do during those hours.

This line of thought has led to a new and related goal now: I want to increase the productivity of my productive hours so that I have more time to do the things I want to do.

That’s basically it! It’s not rocket science, it’s almost so simple I think most of us overlook it. And it’s not a new concept – Tim Ferriss writes about it in The 4-Hour Work Week. It sounds obvious when I hear it again, but it really means something to me now.

Comment on The Single Step by princess #3

princess #3 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:06:02 +0000

I read not too long ago “Find what you love and do it. This is a lot harder than it sounds.” Most people aren’t lucky enough to do what they love for a living. Or maybe when you do what you love for a living you no longer love it. Doing what you love when you can, during or outside of work, I feel is a big factor of happiness.

Something else I read is “being happy is a sum of parts” – like a pie. A whole pie of happiness might be family (1 pc), friendships (2 pcs), personal achievement (1 pc), creative outlet (1 pc), travel (1 pc), health (2 pcs). Decide on the pieces you need to be happy. Waning happiness = missing piece/s.

What do you think?

Comment on Lost in Time Regaining Perspective by Yunawati

Yunawati — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:20:28 +0000

The name of the town is Batu (means Stone) not Buta (means blind).

Comment on Blurry Thoughts by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:15:13 +0000

We discovered the lack of sunrise/set thing in Mexico too. It was disconcerting to be leisurely walking on a beach heading back to your room after eating in the hotel restaurant and suddenly find night has fallen around you, with little to no warning.

Comment on Spirituality and Singledom by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:10:21 +0000

I can totally relate to the bit about celebrity as it was exactly the same in Japan. One group of students actually got our address as well and sent us some hand drawn postcards and flower seeds later on. It was pretty cool.

Comment on First Step in a Foreign but Familiar Land by adrian

adrian — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:10:42 +0000

I’d say it’s a bit of both. Still, a valiant attempt!

Comment on First Step in a Foreign but Familiar Land by Andre

Andre — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:11:51 +0000

White Spot burger not good as Vancouver eh? I wonder if that’s the products or the actual recipe lost in translation!

Comment on The Single Step by Jennerosity

Jennerosity — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:59:04 +0000

Think it’s awesome that your starting to really examine your life and happiness. It’s so much better to be going through life understanding the why of what you’re doing and being, instead of just kind of stumbling through it. It’s something I started thinking about more when I stumbled over Gretchin Rubin’s blog/book The Happiness Project. She’s got some very thoughtful things to say on the subject.

I’m also starting a new journey of sorts as I’ve just finished setting up a pen name for my writing pursuits. Trying to get one of my manuscripts finished by September so I’ll be busy. But, I’ll add your blog to Google Reader so I can still follow along.

Comment on The Dream Year Lottery by adrian

adrian — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:10:23 +0000

Hey Erin, I hadn’t seen that TED talk yet – thanks for forwarding it along! It’s a cool concept – I particularly liked the visualization of the timeline being shifted. So now the trick is to figure out how to make it a reality…

Comment on The Dream Year Lottery by Erin Creak

Erin Creak — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:55:28 +0000

Hey Adrian was trolling your blog for graphic design links and came across this post.

Have you seen this TED talk by Stefan Sagmeister? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/stefan_sagmeister_the_power_of_time_off.html

I love the concept of taking your retirement years and interspersing them throughout your working years. Of course 7 years is a long time to wait in between sabaticals if you aren’t energized by your work. Still it’s a concept that I’d love to try and incorporate into my life.