Eradicating Stress, Intentional Boredom, And Uncomplicating Your Life
Happy Thursday! I hope youβre having a great week. Here are the 3 things I want to share with you in the realm of longevity and simple living this week. Letβs dive in. π« Live LongerUncovering Limiting Beliefs That Cause Stress And AnxietyMany of us, including myself at times, overlook the serious health detriments of prolonged periods of stress. But this is a fatal mistake since stress not only reduces the quality of your life, but it is also a silent killer. Take a few moments to reflect on these questions:
As Richard Koch wrote:
Donβt try to do more. Do less, but better. πͺ Feel HealthierYou Should Build More Boredom Into Your DayβHereβs WhyIn 2007, the iPhone was born. Bestselling Author Michael Easter describes this as the death of boredom. But boredom didnβt die alone. By walking without your phone for just 20 minutes daily, you will unlock 3 benefits of boredom: Benefit 1: Boredom will boost your productivity.Productivity isnβt about getting more things done. Itβs about getting the RIGHT things done. Moments of boredom give you time in unfocused mode which will allow you to figure out the next most important action or task. Benefit 2: Boredom will generate your best ideas.The clichΓ© of having your best ideas in the shower exists for a reason: Being bored gives your brain time to process information in the background. But filling excess time on a screen deprives your brain of time to think. Benefit 3: Boredom gives you more time, energy, and focus.Screen time drains your battery by stealing your attention and overstimulating your mind. Reducing your screen time will:
π§ Cultivate PurposeThe 3-Step System To Eliminate Complexity And Be More Effective (While Living Simply And Creating More Space)Most people overcomplicate their lives. Without realizing it, well-intentioned commitments turn into nonessential actions and overcomplicated practices that result in:
In his book Essentialism, Greg McKeown outlined a 3-step system to analyze your daily behaviours and prevent the overcomplicated and nonessential. I updated the questions to reflect our goal of living longer, feeling healthier, and cultivating a purposeful life: Step 1: Explore & Evaluate.Take an inventory of your daily and weekly routines. Then, analyze your actions by asking:
Step 2: Eliminate.If βNoβ to either question above, eliminate those activities. You can also ask βif I wasnβt already doing this, would I start now?β Step 3: Execute.Now that youβve simplified (and increased the effectiveness of) your days by eliminating the nonessential and only keeping the highest impact activities, you need a system to execute the remaining actions consistently. Ask yourself:
When faced with an opportunity in the future, this reflective practice should be the one decision that makes a thousand others. Answer βNoβ to everything that does not align with what you deem essential. P.S. If you have any feedback, Iβd love to hear from you. What did you like or dislike? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know. Just reply to this email, leave a comment, or send me a Tweet @jackrossdixon. P.P.S. If you enjoyed todayβs newsletter, follow me @jackrossdixon on Twitter for daily tweets and threads on how to live longer, feel healthier, and cultivate purpose while living simply. If you liked this post from Longevity Minded, why not share it? DISCLAIMER: Iβm not a doctor, nor do I play one on the Internet. Speak with a medical professional before doing anything medical-related. |
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