Comments on: Live In the Moment, Plan for the Future

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:20:52 +0000

Exactly. You can work at a slower pace and enjoy what you’re doing without the pressure of rushing to meet a deadline.

By: James

James — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:13:30 +0000

Downtime reminds me of slow molasses on a January morning. Dooooowwwntime.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:06:38 +0000

@James: Ah, but to me the word downtime is productive. It represents the ability to work without distractions.

By: James

James — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:03:11 +0000

@ Dave – That reminds me of a friend who quit smoking recently. He chews Nicorette to help, and he said the easiest part of quitting was reorganizing his thinking. “I think I’ll have a smoke,” he says, and then he pops in a piece of gum. His body gets the nicotene, his brain is happy because he’s “smoking”, and he’s quit his two-pack a day habit overnight just by changing his perspective.

So yeah, all that to say, maybe we shouldn’t say “downtime.” Find the magic word to replace that one with something more productive!

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:02:07 +0000

@Dave: I think your magic chunk of time and what I call downtime are one in the same. I already have a list on the side for when I have that golden opportunity to work on them. Usually I hammer through most of them before things start to pick up again. And like you said, if the project doesn’t get finished, it’s one step closer to being so.

By: Dave Navarro - Million Dollar Leverage

Dave Navarro - Million Dollar Leverage — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:50:29 +0000

You really never have to have downtime. Have an organized list of projects / tasks you need to “get to” and when you have a chunk of time magically present itself, don’t “wonder what to do” – just check the list and hammer on something.

& you don’t have to finish a whole project … just taking a step is valuable stuff.

By: James

James — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:10:44 +0000

@ Ellen – Buried deeper in snow in Quebec. Gardening comes around July, I hear…

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:27:56 +0000

@Kim: Even without kids, I understand
@Tony: Thanks for the link!
@Ellen: Everyone needs a little nudge once in a while. Glad I could help.

By: ellen

ellen — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:55:39 +0000

Thanks for this – you covered everything I have been feeling. I really need a friendly shove today, but I also need time to revitalize. And then I start to wrestle with guilt.

To Kim: Buried in snow in Michigan. The groundhog comes tomorrow? I would like to start gardening again.

By: Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:53:01 +0000

Oddly, it was IttyBiz’s post this morning that reminded me of this:

http://aplawrence.com/foo-self-employed/one-foot.html

but it fits with your post also..