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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 2:14 PM CST
30 minutes
I just googled "30 minutes a day," and the first thing to come up was a blog that suggested that we're really f***ed up because we've tried to block up life in time segments that really don't exist. His argument is one that time shouldn't be a factor when learning or engaging in an activity. Either you want to do it or not. So trying to convince someone who doesn't want to do something to please, please, please just give it 30 minutes a day won't work.
Well.
I think this guy is right!
Best excuse - "I just don't have 30 minutes to (fill in the blank with something that could add meaning or well being to your life)."
Best counter to excuse - "You've got 10 thirty minutes for facebook."
There ya go! If you want to do it, you'll give it all the time it needs or you want.
Therefore, it's unlikely that anyone is going to take a 30 minute walk every day if it seems unenjoyable.
No one's going to journal for even 20 minutes if they don't like to write.
That's not to say I'm throwing in the towel on budgeting time for well being. I'm just taking an approach where I re-evaluate how I spend 30 minutes of my time that could be shifted to something different. If I can achieve a trade-off for more exercise or writing time or reading time or relationship time, then I'm left with the really tough obstacle known as discipline. Nothing happens without discipline.
I would have to say it takes no discipline to lurk on facebook. It takes no discipline to read the headlines of CNN 4 times a day when I KNOW they probably won't change from view to view.
It takes no discipline to grumble and complain, either.
So next to discipline, I'll need to WANT to shift that 30 minute block of time. Nobody's going to crack a whip over me.
I'll need an incentive.
Right now, I don't have a clear one for anything I think I might want to dedicate the time to, so I'm back to tricking myself into 30 minutes a day for the sake of 30 minutes a day.
*Note - Next week I will likely break through a threshold that will leave me with incentive to make damn sure I at least exercise 30 minutes a day... it's called winter weight gain, and I'm about 3 pounds from instant discipline.
I just googled "30 minutes a day," and the first thing to come up was a blog that suggested that we're really f***ed up because we've tried to block up life in time segments that really don't exist. His argument is one that time shouldn't be a factor when learning or engaging in an activity. Either you want to do it or not. So trying to convince someone who doesn't want to do something to please, please, please just give it 30 minutes a day won't work.
Well.
I think this guy is right!
Best excuse - "I just don't have 30 minutes to (fill in the blank with something that could add meaning or well being to your life)."
Best counter to excuse - "You've got 10 thirty minutes for facebook."
There ya go! If you want to do it, you'll give it all the time it needs or you want.
Therefore, it's unlikely that anyone is going to take a 30 minute walk every day if it seems unenjoyable.
No one's going to journal for even 20 minutes if they don't like to write.
That's not to say I'm throwing in the towel on budgeting time for well being. I'm just taking an approach where I re-evaluate how I spend 30 minutes of my time that could be shifted to something different. If I can achieve a trade-off for more exercise or writing time or reading time or relationship time, then I'm left with the really tough obstacle known as discipline. Nothing happens without discipline.
I would have to say it takes no discipline to lurk on facebook. It takes no discipline to read the headlines of CNN 4 times a day when I KNOW they probably won't change from view to view.
It takes no discipline to grumble and complain, either.
So next to discipline, I'll need to WANT to shift that 30 minute block of time. Nobody's going to crack a whip over me.
I'll need an incentive.
Right now, I don't have a clear one for anything I think I might want to dedicate the time to, so I'm back to tricking myself into 30 minutes a day for the sake of 30 minutes a day.
*Note - Next week I will likely break through a threshold that will leave me with incentive to make damn sure I at least exercise 30 minutes a day... it's called winter weight gain, and I'm about 3 pounds from instant discipline.