Sometimes when I am in a quandary about something, I ask myself 'What would be simplest?' and I do that. Oddly enough the answer is always obvious.
Yesterday I was unwell and couldn't summon up the energy to write my blog and was fretting about it until I asked what would be simplest and the answer came back 'Miss a day'. So I did. Simple.
I should make it clear that this doesn't apply to every decision! Life in general isn't at all simple, nor would we want it to be. After all it would be simplest not to make complicated arrangements to go on holiday, or not to try to fit in all sorts of things which interest us, but I use this question when something is bothering me, I find myself going over and over it, and a decision of some kind is now required, and the pro's and con's are weighing up equal.
Sometimes the answer to a problem might be 'just get through it' or 'make the call' or 'leave it for now' or 'let someone else deal with it'. Just giving up is occasionally the simplest and best thing to do. For busy, goal setting, positive thinking people doing what is simplest doesn't come naturally!
A post it note saying 'What would be simplest?' might be useful....
..have you got a decision of this kind hanging over you? Try asking yourself 'What would be the simplest thing to do?' and doing it....
Yesterday I was unwell and couldn't summon up the energy to write my blog and was fretting about it until I asked what would be simplest and the answer came back 'Miss a day'. So I did. Simple.
I should make it clear that this doesn't apply to every decision! Life in general isn't at all simple, nor would we want it to be. After all it would be simplest not to make complicated arrangements to go on holiday, or not to try to fit in all sorts of things which interest us, but I use this question when something is bothering me, I find myself going over and over it, and a decision of some kind is now required, and the pro's and con's are weighing up equal.
Sometimes the answer to a problem might be 'just get through it' or 'make the call' or 'leave it for now' or 'let someone else deal with it'. Just giving up is occasionally the simplest and best thing to do. For busy, goal setting, positive thinking people doing what is simplest doesn't come naturally!
A post it note saying 'What would be simplest?' might be useful....
..have you got a decision of this kind hanging over you? Try asking yourself 'What would be the simplest thing to do?' and doing it....
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