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Finding time to think and plan your life
Thinking-time facilitates thoughtful big-picture solutions. It's also calming and gives us additional control over our life.
- While walking the dog, on a hike, or while commuting.
- Waiting for the elevator, at a doctor’s office, in the supermarket line.
- When bored instead of eating or turning on the TV.
- Just before going to bed or when you first wake.
- When you get home from work or on a weekend morning.
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Tools to make thinking-time a habit
- Make it easy. You can decide to not make it daily, but as an alternative to vegging on the couch in front of the TV or with your phone.
- Remind yourself of the benefits to justify why you deserve thinking-time. Benefits - better address problems & hav...
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"Few gifts are as beneficial, pleasurable, and no-cost as thinking-time.
You might want to give yourself that gift."
- MARTY NEMKO, PHD
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