Comments on: Blocking Out Time for What Really Matters

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Awesome! Though, a few of those bridges have VERY high steps, we found! Especially when carrying a heavy backpack and when moaning about the weird ache in the back of your left leg…

By: Karinne

Karinne — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:23:08 +0000

“This doesn’t just beg the question of “who in their right mind would want to do that?!””

Me! I want to do that. And walk over every bridge across the Thames that I can legally walk on.
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By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:42:44 +0000

Thanks for the comments all! We had a good time walking (well, there were a few bits where I moaned about my legs/feet) and we covered 40 miles in 3 days, which we were pretty happy with!

Tristan, it’s pronounced “Gloster-sheer” if that helps! (And that’s not the weirdest pronounciation of an English place name that I’ve seen …)

Lost Wanderer (great name!) – I can get a little obsessive about productivity too. One of the best things about blocking out some time for leisure is that you don’t have to feel guilty about not being productive!

Michael, great point about being vigilant. I tend to find it takes me multiple attempts to change my habits or behaviour – I often backslide into old ways!

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By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:09:17 +0000

Have to agree the biggest problem for me is in the changing gears from one task to another. Understanding my unrequited love affair with my time has really made all the difference in making the changes I’ve wanted to in my life. If I had anything to add to this post it would be to say keep vigilant, those old behaviours sneak up on you. The best time you can spend is time with your head checking that you’re still on track if nothing else it’ll give you peace of mind to keep at it.
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By: Lost Wanderer

Lost Wanderer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:58:37 +0000

Great post. I always worry about time. Not because I feel like I don’t have any time (because I truly believe that we make time for things we want to do), but because of just how much time I end up wasting – sometimes because I worry so much. It’s obsession for me not to waste time, but of course one can’t be productive every moment of the day. There needs to be time for spontaneous living. So I am working on those personal time management issues.
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By: Tristan Lee

Tristan Lee — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:37:07 +0000

Nice post Ali. It is weird how we think that the more time we have, the more we can get done. But when we block out time and limit the time we have to finish a project, we end up having that urge to finishing a task, rather than procrastinating until the end.

Anyway, hope you have fun in Gloucestershire…!? (I’m having trouble just saying this…)
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