It’s been over a week since my last post. I’ve been keeping very busy. I’ve also been neglecting my writing. In addition to this blog I keep a personal journal which I haven’t written in for a while. I will definitely try to write more frequently. I find it’s a very helpful tool for though clarification and idea generation.
My progress since the last time I wrote:
Completed my budget
Finished my tax return
Finished reading “My Life” by Bill Clinton
Read “Four-Hour Work Week” by Timothy Ferriss
Currently reading “The One Minute Millionaire” by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen
I formed an LLC and registered with the State of Washington
Tim Ferriss is my new personal hero. He is living the life I want to live and in many ways the life I started to live in 2006. I’ll definitely be writing more about Tim. After I finish “The One Minute Millionaire” I still have a stack of books waiting to be read. I think I’m experiencing information overload right now. I’m going to work on digesting the books I’ve read, especially “The Success Principles” and the “Four-Hour Work Week,” before I read any more nonfiction. I definitely want to start reading fiction for pleasure again. It’s something that I haven’t done in years. I miss it.
In his book, Tim Ferriss recommends cutting back on the information we consume. Reducing television watching, eliminating news programs altogether, and eliminating the reading of news online. In 2006 I stopped watching television. I pretty much went cold turkey. I was taking care of my mom who was dying of lung cancer. Life was stressful and busy to say the least. I just didn’t have time for television any more. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I didn’t miss it at all. For the last 20 months I’ve watch virtually no television. The friend I’m living with will have it on occasionally (he doesn’t watch much at all) and since I’ve been here (about five months) I’ve seen maybe four hours of the Discovery Channel.
I had been reading the NY Times online every day. After reading Tim’s book I decided to try giving up the Times. I did and I didn’t really miss it. A couple of nights ago I gave it a once over before going to bed. What a mistake. Most of the news is so negative and written in a way to elicit feels of fear and apprehension. World conflicts, terrorism and the impending financial collapse of the western world are the major themes. I can definitely do without this daily dose of negativity. If anything big is happening that has a direct impact on my life I’ll hear about it one way or another.
Progress Report
It’s been over a week since my last post. I’ve been keeping very busy. I’ve also been neglecting my writing. In addition to this blog I keep a personal journal which I haven’t written in for a while. I will definitely try to write more frequently. I find it’s a very helpful tool for though clarification and idea generation.
My progress since the last time I wrote:
Tim Ferriss is my new personal hero. He is living the life I want to live and in many ways the life I started to live in 2006. I’ll definitely be writing more about Tim. After I finish “The One Minute Millionaire” I still have a stack of books waiting to be read. I think I’m experiencing information overload right now. I’m going to work on digesting the books I’ve read, especially “The Success Principles” and the “Four-Hour Work Week,” before I read any more nonfiction. I definitely want to start reading fiction for pleasure again. It’s something that I haven’t done in years. I miss it.
In his book, Tim Ferriss recommends cutting back on the information we consume. Reducing television watching, eliminating news programs altogether, and eliminating the reading of news online. In 2006 I stopped watching television. I pretty much went cold turkey. I was taking care of my mom who was dying of lung cancer. Life was stressful and busy to say the least. I just didn’t have time for television any more. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I didn’t miss it at all. For the last 20 months I’ve watch virtually no television. The friend I’m living with will have it on occasionally (he doesn’t watch much at all) and since I’ve been here (about five months) I’ve seen maybe four hours of the Discovery Channel.
I had been reading the NY Times online every day. After reading Tim’s book I decided to try giving up the Times. I did and I didn’t really miss it. A couple of nights ago I gave it a once over before going to bed. What a mistake. Most of the news is so negative and written in a way to elicit feels of fear and apprehension. World conflicts, terrorism and the impending financial collapse of the western world are the major themes. I can definitely do without this daily dose of negativity. If anything big is happening that has a direct impact on my life I’ll hear about it one way or another.