Removing obstacles
September 26, 2008 at 2:58 pm
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Loading ...One of the most important aspects of being able to do the things that you want is being able to remove obstacles from your path. If you are able to do this well, you will be able to get a lot more done.
There are three main ways of removing obstacles from your path.
Turn Back!
1. Change the path you are walking.
In simple terms this means letting the fact there is an obstacle determine that you are no longer going to walk that route. The effort needed to overcome the obstacle is more than you are willing to expend in order to reach the final result.
Note that this is a perfectly legitimate response where the outcome is not that important to you, or the effort required is too great for you to be able to cope with at this point in your life.
2. Walk around the obstacle.
Walking Around
This is a technique that can be used where the end result is more important than the means of getting there. For instance, if there is a road accident up ahead, it would be most sensible to find a different route to get to your destination instead of turning back, or trying to drive straight through the accident point. You arrive at the same destination, but have taken a slightly different route to get there from the one you desired.
3. Move the obstacle.
Moving Rocks
This may be potentially the most effort, but also likely the most rewarding, simply because the outcome is worth the effort of moving the obstacle. If you imagine being in a car with a few friends driving down a country lane, when suddenly you encounter a tree that has fallen in the middle of the road. You pull to a stop, jump out of the car and go to work hauling the tree out of the way so you can continue your journey. That tree will (probably) not bother you the next time you drive down that road.
All of the above assumes that you are using the achievement-as-journey metaphor, which of course you may not be doing. I would be interested to see how other people frame problems, how they look at obstacles, and what metaphors they use.
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How to save money
February 27, 2008 at 10:01 pm
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Saving Money
Below are five tips that should put you on the right path to saving money.
Set up standing order to savings
By automatically shifting the money into your savings account, you will reduce the tendency to spend it, knowing that you will have to transfer the money back into your current account in order to do so.
Measure where your money is going
This post [lifehacker] shows you how to measure your finances in a way that is useful, and quite revealing. If you can see what your perception of your spending, and compare it with the actual spending you will be able to see where any discrepancies lie, and be able to act on it. The next point addresses just that. Read the rest of this entry »
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Back to Work
August 7, 2005 at 2:49 pm
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Well, its been a long time since I last wrote, and a lot has happened since then. I got married, went on honeymoon to Croatia and have properly moved into my new place. Everything is set up in our new place, and I’ve settled back into commuting down to Crawley, which is quite a long journey just for a job. I’ve been looking for a new job closer to where I live, to cut down on travelling time and costs, but so far haven’t been very successful. I reckon its gonna take a bit of time before I can get another job, although obviously I’m trying to make that as short as possible.
Haven’t had too many problems with the journey down, but sometimes I don’t get back till 8 o’clock which is a bit of a pain. Still, its keeping the money coming in, which is vitally important, seeing as there’s so many bills to pay.
Tuesday this week, there was a problem with the gates at the station, when a fat lady got stuck in the gates, and a large number of people missed their train because of it. I was one of the people affected, which meant that I didn’t get to work as soon as I woiuld have liked.
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