The last two days, I have been trying to implement Neil Fiore's advice (in The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play), interspersing "play" with short periods of focused work. I am pretty enthusiastic about this approach, so far. I'm not sure whether the production of the following list should be considered work or play, but isn't such blending kind of what we're supposed to be after? Anyway, I had fun thinking about pleasant work-break activities. I offer my favorites, and encourage my readers to spend some time coming up with their own.
- Coffee with my husband
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Reading
- Sitting outside in the sunshine, dark, early morning, late afternoon, midday
- Walking my dog
- Swimming
- Running
- Biking
- Playing my piano
- Doing crossword puzzles
- Knitting
- Gardening
- Reading to my grandson
- Reading aloud with my husband
- Watching movies
- Listening to music
- Sitting in front of a fire
- Calling my sister
- Shopping at garage sales, consignment shops and Goodwill
- Playing games with my family
- Going to the library
- Cup of tea
- Relaxing conversation with any of my three kids
- Writing poetry
- Listening to radio, especially This American Life, Speaking of Faith
- Reading blogs (Some of my go-to blogs--Beyond Blue, The Happiness Project, 1000 Awesome Things, Think Simple Now, Unclutterer, FlyLady, Wildmind)
- Hammock time
- Singing
- Dancing
- Watching comedy reruns
So, now I'm done with my post for this morning. I should just about have time to squeeze in one of these before heading out to work. I think I'll take my list with me, just in case.
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