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Week 5 - Time Shift
The idea of the weekly change is simple. Instead of totally re-making yourself all at once (probably an impossible task), just make one change each week. That's something you really can do.
The idea of the time shift also is simple. Check yourself out in terms of when (time of day, day of week, time of year) is the best time for you to be doing certain things. When are you more creative, more energetic, more interested in resting?
Then pick one thing that you do on a regular basis, decide what is the best time for you to be doing it, and shift to that time.
[See a bit more about this concept.]
My example: One of the things I do for a living is teach a class (called Contracts) at a law school. The class meets three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:00 a.m. Before teaching a class, I need to spend quite a bit of time re-reading the assigned materials, reading some supplementary materials, thinking about exactly what I'll be doing in class, and making some notes.
I used to do this the night before each class. I found that this was not the best time. I often felt rushed. If I came up with a new idea, I didn't have much time to think it through.
My time shift is simply to do my class preparation almost immediately after the previous class. The previous material is fresh in my mind. Once I've got my class preparation done, I have a couple days to think about it and make any revisions that are needed. I'm not rushed.
What about you? What task are you doing on a regular basis that you should shift to a different time?
Ross Runkel, Post Office Box 1031, Salem, Oregon
97308-1031.
Phone 503-399-8028. Fax 503-566-8844. email Ross@LawMemo.Com
