Chris Guillebeau

Um, because people often want to kind of like rewrite their whole lives and that's, that's difficult. Like when you're in the midst of stuff. So something to do is, uh, start by giving yourself more time. Like what can you do to give yourself more time? Um, you know, there's this whole decluttering thing and I think that's great in some ways.

Um, because people often want to kind of like rewrite their whole lives and that's, that's difficult. Like when you're in the midst of stuff. So something to do is, uh, start by giving yourself more time. Like what can you do to give yourself more time? Um, you know, there's this whole decluttering thing and I think that's great in some ways.

Um, because people often want to kind of like rewrite their whole lives and that's, that's difficult. Like when you're in the midst of stuff. So something to do is, uh, start by giving yourself more time. Like what can you do to give yourself more time? Um, you know, there's this whole decluttering thing and I think that's great in some ways.

Um, but I think it's actually more helpful to practice time decluttering, like rather than just cleaning out your closet or your sock drawer. It's like, what can I do to look at my calendar over the next few weeks and can I remove just going to challenge myself to remove two or three items.

Um, but I think it's actually more helpful to practice time decluttering, like rather than just cleaning out your closet or your sock drawer. It's like, what can I do to look at my calendar over the next few weeks and can I remove just going to challenge myself to remove two or three items.

Um, but I think it's actually more helpful to practice time decluttering, like rather than just cleaning out your closet or your sock drawer. It's like, what can I do to look at my calendar over the next few weeks and can I remove just going to challenge myself to remove two or three items.

And as you do that, notice how it feels and don't just immediately fill that time, but clear that space and consider what do I what do I want to do and how do I want to kind of spend this time? And so for most people, like buying back their time or just giving themselves time in some way, it tends to feel pretty good. So those are some things you can do like right away.

And as you do that, notice how it feels and don't just immediately fill that time, but clear that space and consider what do I what do I want to do and how do I want to kind of spend this time? And so for most people, like buying back their time or just giving themselves time in some way, it tends to feel pretty good. So those are some things you can do like right away.

And as you do that, notice how it feels and don't just immediately fill that time, but clear that space and consider what do I what do I want to do and how do I want to kind of spend this time? And so for most people, like buying back their time or just giving themselves time in some way, it tends to feel pretty good. So those are some things you can do like right away.

And then, of course, you can get more detailed later.

And then, of course, you can get more detailed later.

And then, of course, you can get more detailed later.

I wrote this story in the book about this guy from Amsterdam who every Wednesday for 20 years would take a trip and he would go to Schiphol Airport and he would fly somewhere in Europe. He'd fly to Stockholm or Barcelona or somewhere and he would just wander around the airport and he would fly back the same day.

I wrote this story in the book about this guy from Amsterdam who every Wednesday for 20 years would take a trip and he would go to Schiphol Airport and he would fly somewhere in Europe. He'd fly to Stockholm or Barcelona or somewhere and he would just wander around the airport and he would fly back the same day.

I wrote this story in the book about this guy from Amsterdam who every Wednesday for 20 years would take a trip and he would go to Schiphol Airport and he would fly somewhere in Europe. He'd fly to Stockholm or Barcelona or somewhere and he would just wander around the airport and he would fly back the same day.

Basically, Wednesday was his day to take this little day trip and he never really went outside the airport, at least on those trips. And I thought that was such a really interesting story because, you know, a lot of people would say, well, what a waste that is. And like all that traveling without any real travel. But the point is he had found something that made him happy.

Basically, Wednesday was his day to take this little day trip and he never really went outside the airport, at least on those trips. And I thought that was such a really interesting story because, you know, a lot of people would say, well, what a waste that is. And like all that traveling without any real travel. But the point is he had found something that made him happy.

Basically, Wednesday was his day to take this little day trip and he never really went outside the airport, at least on those trips. And I thought that was such a really interesting story because, you know, a lot of people would say, well, what a waste that is. And like all that traveling without any real travel. But the point is he had found something that made him happy.

It was a pretty simple and easy thing. There's all these budget airlines, you know, costs less than $100 every time he did it. And he did it, you know, as I said, once a week for most of his life. And so if you can find something that makes you happy, even if it seems kind of weird or odd to someone else and practice doing that, then I think that's a good start, whether it's scheduled or not.

It was a pretty simple and easy thing. There's all these budget airlines, you know, costs less than $100 every time he did it. And he did it, you know, as I said, once a week for most of his life. And so if you can find something that makes you happy, even if it seems kind of weird or odd to someone else and practice doing that, then I think that's a good start, whether it's scheduled or not.