I’m not busy – Giving up Busyness

Yes – this! Giving up Busyness for Lent:

10 Top Tips
1. Decide never to describe yourself as busy.
2. Don’t let others get away with saying “I thought you’d be too busy”.
3. Take some time out to do nothing every day. Time it. Sit still. Let life be.
4. Make a two-column To Do list regularly. One column is entitled “Must Do”, the other “May Do”.
5. Draw up a list of things you are not going to do (your “Don’t Do” list).
6. Stop using your smartphone as an alarm clock. Keep it out of the bedroom.
7. Arrive and leave on time.
8. Book your holiday time well in advance.
9. Earmark some time in your diary for “preparation” and some for “catch-up” every week.
10. Tell someone else that you are giving up busyness and ask them to monitor you for “white rabbit behaviour”.

http://www.notbusy.co.uk/#why

I’m going to give this a whirl – I always feel like I’m on catch up – like I’m always trying to get things done and it never feels like I’m actually getting anywhere. Ta Stephen Cherry – I’ve bought your book too. 🙂