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A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be at the start of a new era? It's a thrilling feeling of achievement, and a great confidence –booster as well. As a mom of two, I've had to share my life between my family and my job in a school. I've...
Help I am Pregnant and an Addict
There are a lot of resources on the internet, in books, and from the medical community on the dangers of drug and alcohol use during pregnancy. However, there is not very much quality information on what you should do if you have a problem with...
Practice of Preksha Dhayan for Freedom from Drug Addiction
Perception of rhythmic breathing
a. Practise Mahaprana Dhwani .... 2 min
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c. Practise perception of rhythmic breathing
(i) Perception on the navel .... 5 min
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Steroid stars
A long time ago, in the country far, far away, a young boy decided he wanted to change his stars for good. He decided that bodybuilding would be his ticket to the top and starts pumping iron. He quickly became successful, but that was partially due...
Understanding Drug And Alcohol Rehabilitation
For many years, when people thought of alcohol and drug rehab, the image that almost immediately came to mind was most likely a group of people, sitting in a circle in folding chairs in a big vacant room. Its true that group programs still aid many...
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Techno-Stress: Six Survival Rules
You know you have techno-stress
when you can't keep up with
newspapers and letters that
arrive at work and home. Cell
phones ringing in restaurants
make you want to scream and
your workload continues to
mount as you are available
24 hours a day anywhere on
the planet.
Welcome to the age of technology.
An age where computers and
gadgets should free up our
time but seem to rule us instead.
Recent news stories have focused
on the PDA - the Blackberry
as the 'Crack-berry'. This
was first mentioned by L.A.
Times reporter, Joe Robinson,
author of Work To Live. He
mentioned the addiction to
this portable digital assistant
as being similar to the feelings
that a drug addict has to
crack. Once a person uses
this device, they can't stop
checking emails, phoning,
writing and fidgeting with
it.
Some business people go on
vacation and 'bring their
office' with them. Is it any
wonder they burn out?
If you think I'm cutting down
technology, you've missed
the finely pixilated point
- these gadgets are great
and can save us time, money
and help us find information.
The trick is to control them
- not have them control us.
"How do we do that? Create
a set of techno-rules for
home and the office."
Try this:
Take out a sheet of paper
and quickly write down your
biggest time wasters. These
might include: email and spam
sorting, fax machines, too
much time on the Internet,
too much time to print a report,
the list is endless... Next,
try these rules to introduce
simplicity into your life.
* Create a time schedule.
Limit the time people can
reach you. For instance, you
may be available for work
by phone, fax and email from
8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
every day from Monday to Friday.
Nights and weekends are off
limits except for emergencies.
Before Arnold Schwarzenneger
became Governor of California,
he and Maria Shriver decided
to put on their answering
machine from 4:00 pm to 7:00
pm so they could have time
for their family at home.
This may be different now
that he's governor, but I
think you get the idea...
* Limit your email time. Limit
the number of times you look
at e-mail. Choose early morning,
mid-day and late afternoon
to check for messages. Just
think about paper mail - you
wouldn't check 20 times a
day, would you?
* Limit your Internet time
- set a time limit before
you surf. You research one
thing and before you know
it, you've linked to five
sites and wasted two hours.
* Buy the right equipment.
When you're considering new
equipment, seek advice. Avoid
buying that new fancy printer
if your old one is all you
need right now.
* Hire techies. If you're
not technology-inclined and
your computer crashes when
a report is due, it may be
worth your while to hire an
expert to fix your problem.
Sometimes, they're worth their
weight in gold.
* Take a Techno-Escape. Most
of us run our businesses with
many digital devices and we
need to take a break every
once in a while. Take 10 minute
breaks when pressure hits.
Get up, stretch, leave the
office and go outside. Leave
your cell phone at the office,
talk to friends or hide in
your car and put put the seat
down for a few moments of
peace and quiet. Before I
applied these rules, I wasted
time checking emails 20 times
a day (yes, I was addicted),
surfed the Internet too long,
bought the wrong PDA and tried
to do all the technical programming
myself. Talk about frustration.
If you follow these tips,
you'll never be a slave to
technology again. And the
upside? You'll have more time
to make money and take a 'real'
holiday.
2005 Lisa Rickwood. All rights
reserved.
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reprint to: info@escapethepace.com
About the author:
Lisa Rickwood, "The Escape
Artist," is an accomplished
visual artist, speaker and
author of Escape The Pace:
100 Fun And Easy Ways To Slow
Down And Enjoy Your Life.
She teaches busy business
people techniques to relax
and increase profits. To learn
more about her book and sign
up for FREE tips and articles,
visit her site at: http://www.escapethepace.com
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