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Jump to navigationJump to searchEffortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters by Greg McKeown (view source)
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We all tend to add layers of complexity to life. We over-complicate - now is the time to strip it away. Most of us have been brought up to feel that working less hard is lazy. More effort somehow makes us feel good. ''Effortless'' gives us lots of ideas as to how we can improve our lives in big and small ways. I'll give you a couple of examples but you really should read the book to see what is going to make ''your'' life better.
A small change: we all have those little annoyances. Every time you try to close a drawer you have to adjust the contents to make it close smoothly. It only takes a second or two, so you don't bother to cure the problem but it annoys you every time it happens. Cure the problem - it will only take a short time - and you've saved the time ''and'' the annoyance. Every time I went into my greenhouse , the door caught on one of the retractable shades: I'd reach up and move it out of the way. Yesterday I reached up and put a clip in position so that the door didn't catch the shade: problem solved and annoyance dispensed with.
A bigger adjustment: most of us have grudges which we keep on our payroll. The next time you encounter one of these grudges, ask exactly what job it's doing for you. I found a couple on my personal payroll and dismissal proceedings have been started. I feel lighter already.
