美文欣赏：生活如何才能不匆忙.doc

美文欣赏：生活如何才能不匆忙你是否觉得每天都忙忙碌碌、疲于奔命却发现没有时间做自己想做的事？你是否觉得每天就像和时间赛跑，却没有时间体会生命的美好？如果是这样，这篇文章会告诉你如何才能不匆忙，却拥有快乐的、高质量的工作和生活。Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao TzuIf you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you dont have to be like everyone else. You can be different. You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic. You can have fewer meetings. You can work on fewer but more important things. You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less, and be disconnected sometimes. Your environment doesnt control your life you do。Im not going to tell you how to take responsibility for your life, but once you make the decision, the how will become apparent over time。I cant give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life. Some things might require you to change some major things, but they can be done over time。1. Do less。Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day. Focus not on quantity but quality. Pick 2-3 important things or even just one important thing and work on those first. Save smaller, routine tasks for later in the day, but give yourself time to focus。2. Have fewer meetings。Meetings are usually a big waste of time. And they eat into your day, forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows, and making you rush. Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you dont have to rush from one meeting to another。3. Practice disconnecting。Have times when you turn off your devices and your email notifications and whatnot. Time with no phone calls, when youre just creating, or when youre just spending time with someone, or just reading a book, or just taking a walk, or just eating mindfully. You can even disconnect for (gasp!) an entire day, and you wont be hurt. I promise。4. Give yourself time to get ready and get there。If youre constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, its because you dont allot enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling. Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff. If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30-45 minutes so you dont have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car. If you think you can get there in 10 minutes, perhaps give yourself 2-3 times that amount so you can go at a leisurely pace and maybe even get there early。5. Practice being comfortable with sitting, doing nothing。One thing Ive noticed is that when people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable. They want their mobile device or at least a magazine, because standing and waiting is either a waste of time or something theyre not used to doing without feeling self-conscious. Instead, try just sitting there, looking around, soaking in your surroundings. Try standing in line and just watching and listening to people around you. It takes practice, but after awhile, youll do it with a smile。6. Realize that if it doesnt get done, thats OK。Theres always tomorrow. And yes, I know thats a frustrating attitude for some of you who dont like laziness or procrastination or living without firm deadlines, but its also reality. The world likely wont end if you dont get that task done today. Your boss might get mad, but the company wont collapse and the life will inevitably go on. And the things that need to get done will。7. Start to eliminate the unnecessary。When you do the important things with focus, without rush, there will be things that get pushed back, that dont get done. And you need to ask yourself: how necessary are these things? What would happen if I stopped doing them? How can I eliminate them, delegate them, automate them?8. Practice mindfulness。Simply learn to live in the present, rather than thinking so much about the future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When youre with someone, be with them fully. When youre walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are. Read this for more, and also try The Mindfulist。9. Slowly eliminate commitments。Were overcommitted, which is why were rushing around so much. I dont just mean with work projects and meetings and the like. Parents have tons of things to do with and for their kids, and we overcommit our kids as well. Many of us have busy social lives, or civic commitments, or are coaching or playing on sports teams. We have classes and groups and hobbies. But in trying to cram so much into our lives, were actually deteriorating the quality of those lives. Slowly eliminate commitments pick 4-5 essential ones, and realize that the rest, while nice or important, just dont fit right now. Politely inform people, over time, that you dont have time to stick