Chris Guillebeau

First thing is to start paying attention. Just start paying attention to how you spend your time. And so today, tomorrow, this week, notice like, where does my time go? How do I respond to different requests? When I have free time, how do I spend it? And by doing this, you don't actually have to make any decisions differently. You're just noticing.

First thing is to start paying attention. Just start paying attention to how you spend your time. And so today, tomorrow, this week, notice like, where does my time go? How do I respond to different requests? When I have free time, how do I spend it? And by doing this, you don't actually have to make any decisions differently. You're just noticing.

You can also ask this question of more of this, less of that. What do I want more of in my life? What do I want less of? And again, by doing this, you're probably going to make some different decisions even without getting really strategic about it. It's a very low pressure, easy thing to do. Another thing that I think is important, especially if you're feeling really overwhelmed,

You can also ask this question of more of this, less of that. What do I want more of in my life? What do I want less of? And again, by doing this, you're probably going to make some different decisions even without getting really strategic about it. It's a very low pressure, easy thing to do. Another thing that I think is important, especially if you're feeling really overwhelmed,

You can also ask this question of more of this, less of that. What do I want more of in my life? What do I want less of? And again, by doing this, you're probably going to make some different decisions even without getting really strategic about it. It's a very low pressure, easy thing to do. Another thing that I think is important, especially if you're feeling really overwhelmed,

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.