{"id":2042,"date":"2020-01-14T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davideriknelson.com\/sbsb\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2020-01-14T20:36:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T01:36:37","slug":"wanna-keep-your-new-years-resolutions-quick-trick-do-less-eat-more-trust-me-this-is-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davideriknelson.com\/sbsb\/index.php\/2020\/01\/wanna-keep-your-new-years-resolutions-quick-trick-do-less-eat-more-trust-me-this-is-legit\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanna keep your New Year’s Resolutions in 2020? Quick trick: DO less, EAT more (trust me; this is legit)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m not natively a \u201cNew Year’s resolution” person\u2014but as a freelancer, I live and die by forming and keeping good habits. Over the years of not starving to death or losing our home, I\u2019ve learned a few shortcuts to faking a disciplined life. Principal among these:<\/p>\n

Do LESS<\/i> to Earn MORE<\/i>, Eat MORE<\/i> to Weigh LESS<\/i>\u2014a quick-n-easy “happiness hack”\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

This principal principle is super-duper useful for addressing\u00a0the two most popular New Year’s resolutions:<\/p>\n

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  1. do<\/b><\/i>\/earn<\/b><\/i> more<\/i><\/b> (e.g., start this side hustle, take up that hobby, hit the gym, etc.)<\/li>\n
  2. lose<\/i><\/b> weight<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    New Year’s Resolution #1: Do LESS to do MORE<\/h3>\n

    Stop making “to do” lists; instead make a “Stop Doing” list.<\/em><\/p>\n

    For New Year’s Resolution Type #1 (which require doing more<\/em> with the same number of free hours that already feel over-packed), the usual approach is to try to cram in one more thing.<\/p>\n

    That is obviously destined for failure. You aren’t going to suddenly have more free hours or more energy just because you added one more item to your calendar.<\/p>\n

    Instead sit down for 10 minutes, uninterrupted, in complete silence.\u00a0 This is vital, and insanely hard.\u00a0 For real, lock yourself in the bathroom or sit in your car in the grocery store parking lot or go to the laundry room\u2014whatever it takes to get a solid 10 minutes without distraction.<\/p>\n

    Take a hard look at what you do on the daily\u2014especially what you do with your phone in your hand\u2014and ask yourself if you really love<\/em> doing that stuff, or if it is vital<\/em> to you\u00a0earning a living.<\/p>\n

    Now write a quick\u00a0“Stop Doing” List.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a bulleted list of things that just really aren’t worth your time or attention.\u00a0 Just an example, if I glance at YouTube, I end up loosing an easy 20 minutes watching video compilations of old Vines or “Wins\/Fails.”\u00a0 I don’t even really like those videos; I’m just stressed out, so I glance at YouTube, and YouTube knows what I watch, and there’s a whole endless scrolling list of distractions and . . . and I don’t enjoy it, it’s no good for my family or my business or my bank account.\u00a0 There’s no point to it. It is time squandered.<\/p>\n

    So, Funny Fails are on my “Stop Doing” List.\u00a0 So are:<\/p>\n