As I look back on 2008, I made strides in habits that I set out to change including waking up early, eating healthier, increasing my awareness, and de-cluttering. I have admittedly regressed in several of these throughout the year. However, they are certainly still on my “radar” to keep working at.
So with the New Year quickly approaching, I thought I’d share what I intend to work on 2009.
- Be more mindful
- Find balance in work, family, and personal time
- Less sugar
- Read
- Photograph more
- Budget
- Go back to visit at least 1 Civil War Battlefield
- Drink more water
- Unplug from the internet more often
- Fitness
- Go somewhere with my mom for a long weekend
- Get back into computing
- Talk to…correction, listen to my wife & sons more
- More fruits, veggies, and nuts
- De-clutter and organize
- Watch all episodes of Star Trek, BG, Heroes, and The Office
- Take my oldest son to his first race
- Eliminate 1/3 of my non-mortgage debt
Check out the ZenHabits New Years Challenge for some tips on changing habits for the New Year.
Awesome! I especially love a couple of these.
May the force be with you….
For me, the biggest problem is that emails that need a reply get lost in the shuffle. Sometimes, I respond at the moment I read an email, but more often, I say to myself, “Oh, I’ll get back to it,” and then I forget I ever received that email.
If you’re using Apple’s Mail.app (like I am), there’s a good article at Mac Guru Lounge on how to set up smart folders to track messages you need to reply to. This has greatly improved my workflow.
I look forward to seeing the plans to get these things done. Great lists.
Pretty impressive list. Might have to come up with one of my own born of this inspiration. Thanks!