Your tool kit
Things I want
to put more time
and energy into...Things I want
to put less time
and energy into...»^ Always prioritise people
over chores. If a friend
wants to meet up, the
dishes can wait.
»^ If you have a creative
idea, act on it rather than
mulling it over.
»^ Share ideas and projects
before they are perfect.
»^ Have an experimental
mindset of having fun and
seeing how it goes.
»^ Think about being at the
end of your life. What silly
things did you spend too
much time on?
»^ For small tasks or things
you tend to waste time on,
set yourself a timer.
»^ Let the natural
world remind you that
imperfection is beautiful.
»^ Don’t compare yourself
to how perfect things might
look on social media.
»^ Embrace your
imperfections – they are the
things that make you unique.Tips to live
with a little
more ish...It’s a practice that can free up time,
lower stress, improve relationships
and turn down the internal noise of
constantly berating yourself.
We often think that in work and in life,
the closer we get to being perfect, the
more others will approve of us, but as
Lynne explains, the opposite holds true.
“It’s called the Pratfall effect. If you make
an error, you show your authenticity,
your vulnerability, and people actually
perceive you more highly. That’s been
a big one for me. We can all think of
people in our lives who we know are
imperfect, but we love them, so it’s the
same for us.”Focus your energy
To get some perspective on what
needs more focus in your life and
what needs more ‘ish’, Lynne suggests a
slightly morbid, yet powerful exercise.
Imagine being on your deathbed and
ask yourself, how would you have spent
your time differently? Chances are, your
answer isn’t going to be spending time
tidying or working late in the office.
“Are we making progress? Are weachieving and doing the things that
we want to do? The more progress we
make on the things that really matter,
the happier it makes us and the more
fulfilling life becomes,” Lynne says.
She adds, “I just love this quote by
the philosopher Seneca: ‘It’s not that
we have too short a time to live, but
we squander a great deal of it.’”Ish by Lynne Cazaly
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