{"id":2542,"date":"2021-09-05T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alchemyfor.life\/balancecoaching\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:09:57","slug":"the-little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alchemyfor.life\/balancecoaching\/2021\/09\/05\/the-little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that the best &#8216;to do list&#8217; isn&#8217;t a list but items on a calendar.  That way not only do you have a list, but you can assign a <em>time<\/em> and <em>length<\/em> too.  And if you don&#8217;t get a chance to do it in the alloted time you can adjust the length accordingly after the fact.  It makes for a very nice historical record.  it is this historical record that I am referencing in the podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Productivity \/ Obligation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that one of the five facets* of life is productivity\/obligation.  if you keep a calendar then it is probably full of events in this category.  But is that all that&#8217;s on there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measuring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we know you can&#8217;t tell if you&#8217;re doing too much, or not enough unless you measure.  Anything worth knowing about is worth measuring, right?  So why not indirectly measure your fun too.  We&#8217;re not talking about a two week appointment on your calendar called &#8220;vacation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Little Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So what about the little things?  You know, the little things that everyone does during the day or week that makes them happy?  Something you would never make an appointment for&#8230;.  <strong><em>But what if you did?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>*Remember the five facets of Alchemy are <strong>Productivity\/Obligation, Rejuvenation\/Fun, Learning, Health <\/strong>and<strong> Spirituality<\/strong>.  Learn more on <a href=\"http:\/\/https\/\/alchemyfor.life\">Alchemy for Life<\/a>\u2122 or in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1733662227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book of the same name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Little Things\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-09-05T02:45:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\nYour calendar\n\n\n\nI&#039;ve found that the best &#039;to do list&#039; isn&#039;t a list but items on a calendar.  That way not only do you have a list, but you can assign a time and length too.  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