Comments on: Identify the Essential and Eliminate the Rest http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Getting To Freedom by Working the System http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-18514 Getting To Freedom by Working the System Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:08:09 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-18514 [...] axe to what you think you need to do and then take another cut at what you think you have left.  Identify the Essential and Eliminate the Rest.  You can eliminate whole subsystems this way.  When you are first looking at improving a system [...] [...] axe to what you think you need to do and then take another cut at what you think you have left.  Identify the Essential and Eliminate the Rest.  You can eliminate whole subsystems this way.  When you are first looking at improving a system [...]

]]> By: Angela http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3737 Angela Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3737 This is a very good point...and as life changes we need to constantly reevaluated what is essential, put certain things on the back burner for awhile, and so on. Thanks for the good advice. <abbr><em>Angela´s last blog post..<a href="http://surfingthetao.com/2009/05/18/zombies-food-security-and-little-shifts/" rel="nofollow">Zombies, Food Security and Little Shifts</a></abbr></em> This is a very good point…and as life changes we need to constantly reevaluated what is essential, put certain things on the back burner for awhile, and so on. Thanks for the good advice.

Angela´s last blog post..Zombies, Food Security and Little Shifts

]]> By: Lisis | Quest For Balance http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3726 Lisis | Quest For Balance Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:55:25 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3726 I think the key to this being successful is that YOU must identify what is essential in YOUR life. If you let others do it (the boss, the spouse, the kids, the neighbors, the friends) you will be overwhelmed and unfulfilled. If you know yourself and what matters most to you, it becomes real easy to eliminate the non-essential. :) <abbr><em>Lisis | Quest For Balance´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/06/03/why-religion-is-irrelevant/" rel="nofollow">Why Religion Is Irrelevant</a></abbr></em> I think the key to this being successful is that YOU must identify what is essential in YOUR life. If you let others do it (the boss, the spouse, the kids, the neighbors, the friends) you will be overwhelmed and unfulfilled. If you know yourself and what matters most to you, it becomes real easy to eliminate the non-essential.

:)

Lisis | Quest For Balance´s last blog post..Why Religion Is Irrelevant

]]> By: Focused Awareness | Matt http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3713 Focused Awareness | Matt Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:56:45 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3713 Simplification is the key. How can you reach your goals if you have forty of them. Unless we zero in on exactly what we are going after, every step we take is in a different direction. Identifying the basics and tackling them one by one is the only strategy that's going to enable you attain you aspirations. Simplification is the key. How can you reach your goals if you have forty of them. Unless we zero in on exactly what we are going after, every step we take is in a different direction. Identifying the basics and tackling them one by one is the only strategy that’s going to enable you attain you aspirations.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3699 Patricia Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:52:21 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3699 This has been how I have been operating since my youngest left home and I started my blog. I eliminated cleaning the house and office. Now I have no money to pay a cleaner and the house is really becoming a pit... and I must add cleaning back into the essential's list....I don't want to!!!! Dammit! I hate cleaning...and I have to fool myself into liking it....I have done it for 32 years - yes I know my partner cleans our bathroom and does his own laundry...but he is working nearly 24/7 to get work into his office and keeping folks employed.. I try doing the bare minimum....I am definitely in burn out and can't get this onto the essentials list again???What's a body to do? <abbr><em>Patricia´s last blog post..<a href="http://patriciaswisdom.com/2009/06/and-the-winner-is/" rel="nofollow">And The Winner Is!</a></abbr></em> This has been how I have been operating since my youngest left home and I started my blog. I eliminated cleaning the house and office.
Now I have no money to pay a cleaner and the house is really becoming a pit…
and I must add cleaning back into the essential’s list….I don’t want to!!!! Dammit!
I hate cleaning…and I have to fool myself into liking it….I have done it for 32 years – yes I know my partner cleans our bathroom and does his own laundry…but he is working nearly 24/7 to get work into his office and keeping folks employed..

I try doing the bare minimum….I am definitely in burn out and can’t get this onto the essentials list again???What’s a body to do?

Patricia´s last blog post..And The Winner Is!

]]> By: Dragos Roua http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3689 Dragos Roua Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3689 Being able to identify the essential will ultimately lead to elimination of the rest. The problem is with that identification. :-) Good resource on becoming productive by doing less and accomplishing more. When you mentioned ADD, something rang in my head, but it's not Attention Deficit Disorder, it's something I cooked for some time now and hopefully will bring it up to the light during this month. I will be really curious to know your oopinion on that, because it will relate to productivity and effectiveness. Have fun where you are right now :-) <abbr><em>Dragos Roua´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edragonu-TheChoiceOfAPersonalPath/~3/kJ3lOxeRFkY/" rel="nofollow">June Mariner Promo Code</a></abbr></em> Being able to identify the essential will ultimately lead to elimination of the rest. The problem is with that identification. :-)

Good resource on becoming productive by doing less and accomplishing more.

When you mentioned ADD, something rang in my head, but it’s not Attention Deficit Disorder, it’s something I cooked for some time now and hopefully will bring it up to the light during this month. I will be really curious to know your oopinion on that, because it will relate to productivity and effectiveness.

Have fun where you are right now :-)

Dragos Roua´s last blog post..June Mariner Promo Code

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3682 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:46:16 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3682 Stephen, this is timely for me right now. I am working at getting more organized an this information will help me to better evaluate the way I ration my time. Asking yourself "At this point in time, out of everything I could be doing, is this the very most important one to be working on?" seems like a really good suggestion. Thanks for this, it's got that 'practical' flavor I appreciate so much. <abbr><em>Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills´s last blog post..<a href="http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/where-does-disappointment-come-from/" rel="nofollow">Where Does Disappointment Come From?</a></abbr></em> Stephen, this is timely for me right now. I am working at getting more organized an this information will help me to better evaluate the way I ration my time. Asking yourself “At this point in time, out of everything I could be doing, is this the very most important one to be working on?” seems like a really good suggestion. Thanks for this, it’s got that ‘practical’ flavor I appreciate so much.

Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills´s last blog post..Where Does Disappointment Come From?

]]> By: Robin Easton http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3676 Robin Easton Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:08:06 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3676 Hey Stephen, I read your comment on Jonathan's site and rejoiced over your time alone in the mountains. I love the Rockies and have spent much time in them skiing, camping and hiking when I was younger. One of my favorite places on Earth. Go safe and really absorb all the beauty you can. Life is so short and it really is RIGHT NOW. This is YOUR life happening in THIS moment. You (your existence) are a miracle standing on top of the Rockies. The Rockies: another miracle, young mountains (compared to many others) that once pushed themselves up from a living Earth. If the rain clears make sure to look at the stars and feel your place in this astounding infinite universe. Imagine the odds of such creation. It's a miracle for sure my friend. Also this article is great and one that I am going to print out now and read again while away from the computer. I am good at seeing know what is key in my life and I'm good at letting the small stuff go, but I want to read this again and try to apply it to my work. Thank you and enjoy these days of great freedom of spirit. Feel who and what you really are and bring that back with you. Become it. Hugs, Robin <abbr><em>Robin Easton´s last blog post..<a href="http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=1665" rel="nofollow">Keeper of the Circle</a></abbr></em> Hey Stephen, I read your comment on Jonathan’s site and rejoiced over your time alone in the mountains. I love the Rockies and have spent much time in them skiing, camping and hiking when I was younger. One of my favorite places on Earth. Go safe and really absorb all the beauty you can. Life is so short and it really is RIGHT NOW. This is YOUR life happening in THIS moment. You (your existence) are a miracle standing on top of the Rockies. The Rockies: another miracle, young mountains (compared to many others) that once pushed themselves up from a living Earth. If the rain clears make sure to look at the stars and feel your place in this astounding infinite universe. Imagine the odds of such creation. It’s a miracle for sure my friend.

Also this article is great and one that I am going to print out now and read again while away from the computer. I am good at seeing know what is key in my life and I’m good at letting the small stuff go, but I want to read this again and try to apply it to my work. Thank you and enjoy these days of great freedom of spirit. Feel who and what you really are and bring that back with you. Become it. Hugs, Robin

Robin Easton´s last blog post..Keeper of the Circle

]]> By: Vin | NaturalBias.com http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/identify-the-essential-and-eliminate-the-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-3675 Vin | NaturalBias.com Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:13 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=1271#comment-3675 Hi Stephen, this is great advice, especially for people who are busy trying to find an alternative to the rat race. I'm not sure if I've formally ever read this advice, but I live by it all the time. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by having too many things to do, I think about which tasks are most important and are most closely tied with my most meaningful goals. I do my best to simply forget about the rest of them and resort to the mentality that they'll get done eventually. Like you, I'm a perfectionist that wants to do a million things at once, so this is easier said than done. Sometimes this can get a bit complicated when mixing exciting tasks that contribute to your growth versus mundane tasks that absolutely need to get done, but it's still a great practice. <abbr><em>Vin | NaturalBias.com´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NaturalBias/~3/l_I6mH-dvfg/" rel="nofollow">How to Defeat Mood Disorders through Diet</a></abbr></em> Hi Stephen, this is great advice, especially for people who are busy trying to find an alternative to the rat race. I’m not sure if I’ve formally ever read this advice, but I live by it all the time. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by having too many things to do, I think about which tasks are most important and are most closely tied with my most meaningful goals. I do my best to simply forget about the rest of them and resort to the mentality that they’ll get done eventually. Like you, I’m a perfectionist that wants to do a million things at once, so this is easier said than done.

Sometimes this can get a bit complicated when mixing exciting tasks that contribute to your growth versus mundane tasks that absolutely need to get done, but it’s still a great practice.

Vin | NaturalBias.com´s last blog post..How to Defeat Mood Disorders through Diet

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