I wanted to share another concept from the book SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: a four step guide to getting unstuck (Fireside 2008) by Julie Morgenstern.
In the book she discusses how the habits of mindless escapes, procrastination, perfectionism, chronic lateness and workaholism add to your schedule. These “habit attachments” can drain you of energy and time that could otherwise be used in pursuing your dream (or from her book theme).
She suggests that you need to understand the original value of why the habit was first acquired. Or what purpose is the habit serving in your current life. For example, are you chronically late because you are anxious when confronted with downtime and/or did you have one parent that was chronically late and does the habit provide a connection with them? [Read more…] about Identifying Your Time Habits