Liệu một cuộc sống đơn giản có làm ta hạnh phúc, có lẽ chỉ
chắc một điều rằng cuộc sống đơn giản giúp ta rõ ràng hơn.
Sáng nay tôi tìm kiếm với từ khóa “principle for simple life”,
không được nhiều, nhưng cũng được vài.
Cuộc sống con người nếu chấp nhận cũng có thể chia ra mấy phần
chúng ta cần quan tâm chăm bón: sức khỏe thể chất, quan hệ gia đình, công việc –
học hành, mối quan tâm cá nhân. Kẻ biết kết nối và có nguyên tắc làm việc luôn
biết cân bằng cuộc sống và mang lại những giá trị sống đích thực cho đời.
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Quản trị cuộc đời
luôn là một điều đáng lưu tâm, khi anh có thể cống hiến nhiều hay ít cho gia
đình và cho xã hội. Sắp xếp lại cuộc sống theo nguyên tắc đơn giản hóa giúp ta
có môt phong cách sống hiện đại mà tối ưu.
Decide what is important.
Take a step back
and think about what’s important to you. What do you really want to be doing,
who do you want to spend your time with, what do you want to accomplish with
your work? Make a short list of 4-5 things for your life, 4-5 people you want
to spend time with, 4-5 things you’d like to accomplish at work.
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Examine your
commitments. A big part of
the problem is that our lives are way too full. We can’t possibly do everything
we have committed to doing, and we certainly can’t enjoy it if we’re trying to
do everything. Accept that you can’t do everything, know that you want to do
what’s important to you, and try to eliminate the commitments that aren’t as
important.
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Do less each day.
Don’t fill your day up with things to do. You will end up rushing to do them
all. If you normally try (and fail) to do 7-10 things, do 3 important ones
instead (with 3 more smaller items to do if you get those three done). This
will give you time to do what you need to do, and not rush.
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Leave space between tasks or appointments. Another mistake is trying to schedule things
back-to-back. This leaves no cushion in case things take longer than we planned
(which they always do), and it also gives us a feeling of being rushed and
stressed throughout the day. Instead, leave a good-sized gap between your
appointments or tasks, allowing you to focus more on each one, and have a
transition time between them.
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Eliminate as much as possible from your to-do list. You can’t do everything on your to-do list. Even
if you could, more things will come up. As much as you can, simplify your to-do
list down to the essentials. This allows you to rush less and focus more on
what’s important.
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Slow down and
enjoy every task. This is
the most important tip in this article. Read it twice. Whatever you’re doing,
whether it’s a work task, eating, brushing your teeth, cooking dinner, driving
to work: slow down. Try to enjoy whatever you’re doing. Try to pay attention,
instead of thinking about other things. Be
in the moment. This isn’t easy, as you will often forget, but find a way to
remind yourself. Unless the task involves actual pain, anything can be
enjoyable if you give it the proper attention.
- Eat slowly. This is just a more specific application of taking things more slowly but it’s something we do every day, so it deserves special attention.
- Drive more slowly. Another application of the same principle, driving is something we do that’s often mindless and rushed. Instead, slow down and enjoy the journey. See How to Practice Zen Driving.
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Single-task. This is an important point. Do one thing at
a time, and do it well; see How to Avoid Multi Tasking.
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Eliminate stress. Find the stressful things in your life, and
find ways to eliminate them. See How to Relieve Stress.
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Create
time for solitude. In
addition to slowing down and enjoying the tasks we do, and doing less of them,
it’s also important to just have some time to yourself.
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Do nothing.
Sometimes, it’s good to forget about doing things, and do nothing and don't
worry.
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Sprinkle
simple pleasures throughout your day. Knowing what your simple pleasures are, and putting a few of them in
each day, can go a long way to making life more enjoyable.
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Practice being
present. You can practice
being in the moment at any time during the day. The key methods of being present
include paying attention instead of daydreaming, observing what is going on
around you, breathing attentively and meditating.
RKN:
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Điều gì là quan trọng nhất
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Phân nhóm công việc giải quyết
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Việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai – Làm ngay
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Bỏ qua chiếc đồng hồ, hãy dành thời gian để biết
điều số 1 và tiếp tục
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