TSA #17 – Slow the F&*! Down
I meant to post this yesterday but was trying to follow my own advice. So here it is. Slow the f&*! down. Stop doing so much. Take a moment to stop and breath.
I just got back from back to back shows for work. The first was GDC up in San Francisco. I then came home for 10 hours, enough time to do laundry, sleep, kiss my wife, and then leave again to Austin for SXSW. I got back yesterday and I took the day off to spend some time with my wife. We had grand plans to go to Disneyland, but as I tried to start up the Jeep, the battery was dead. That was an easy fix, so I set out about geting it done, again rushing to find time to have fun. Finally we just said we would do Disneyland another day and stayed home and hung out. I still have a million things to do at home and work from being gone so long, but sometimes you need to slow down and take a break. We spent a nice day at home, getting some stuff done, but still taking some time to relax.
This is probably one of my biggest areas that I need to work on. I am always go go go. I can always squeeze in more projects, more things on my to-do list, one more email while waiting in line somewhere. I need to constantly remind myself to slow down. Take a break. Stop, breath, and let the world turn.
So this week (week’s almost over, sorry), take a moment and stop. Slow down. Don’t try to do too much. Stop trying to over do it. Take a moment for yourself and let all of the things you have to do stay where they are. Take some time for yourself and see how that feels.
Ben…
TSA = Truly Simple Actions
The goal of the TSA project is to improve your life and help make this world a better place, one simple action at a time. Take time this week to do this one simple thing.
Previous TSA’s:
TSA#1 – Buy a meal for someone who needs it
TSA#2 – Go do something fun
TSA#3 – Enough with the plastic bottles
TSA#4 – Learn something new
TSA#5 – Celebrate Christmas
TSA#6 – Start off the new year with a clean room
TSA#7 – Improve
TSA#8 – Tell someone you love them
TSA#9 – Adopt some grandparents
TSA#10 – Organize your life: Inbox edition
TSA#11 – Try a new local restaurant
TSA#12 – Stop watching one TV show
TSA#13 – Do one thing that needs to be done
TSA#14 – Make a Mess
TSA#15 – Give Up
TSA#14 – Make a Mess
TSA#15 – Give Up
TSA#16 – Drink Water