Check me against My Story | Zen Habits
I am a fan of simple life. Recently I discovered Leo Babauta’s Zen Habits, a website dedicates to simple life and productivity. I am impressed by His Story. I could not help but to check myself against his achievements. I am glad to find my life and finance are not bad. My ego is soothing. But I really need to worry about my health. Here is the list:
- Quit smoking: I never smoke a puff.
- Became a runner: Currently I can only run once a week. I should work hard to run more.
- Run a marathon: Running once a week is definitely not the way to go.
- Began waking early: I am not sure if 6:30 am is early enough. Leo gets up at 4:30 am. I also have a different morning routine from his. Rather than doing the most important things, I do household chores, ironing and cleaning. To me, chores after work are too taxing. I prefer to have them finished in the morning.
- Became organized: I consider myself organized. I would recommend Kerry Gleeson’s The Personal Efficiency Program, which in my opinion is much easier to follow than Leo’s recommendation: Getting Things Done by David Allen.
- Became a vegan: I do not agree that eating no meat is a healthy lifestyle. Eating less meat is, though.
- Double my income: Again this is very difficult for me. As long as I am able to keep my finance under control, I would excuse myself.
- Wrote a novel: Not interested.
- Took control of my finance: According to my financial advisor, my finance is under control. I do not need to worry about that now.
- Began eliminating debt: Except mortgage, I do not have debt.
- Began saving my emergency fund: Since my school days, I always have one equal to my three to six month’s income. That has already saved me from some hard time, like unemployed days.
- Simplified my life: After reading a few posts form Zen Habits, I think I have already had a simple life, thought there is always room for improvement.
- Cleared my inbox and kept them that way: I always do. I do not understand why someone would need a book on that.
- Lost weight: My deadly sin. I can only pray.
- Began training for triathlon: Hm….
- Began commuting to work by bike: My office is 35 minutes by train away from my home. I would pass this one.
- Began the habit of clean-as-you-go: This is my habit, though may not as thorough as it needs to be.
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