A Life Tip

A few weeks ago I ran across a statement that seems like it could apply to many problems we have in life. It said something to the effect that to solve a complex financial problem -- stop spending money for a while.

Well, that seems simple enough. Of course, you still have to pay the essential bills, but you can cut down on the unnecessary expenses for a while, those luxuries that aren't necessary to survive.

I'm thinking this could apply to other areas of life as well:

1. If you don't have enough time, stop doing some things for a while.
2. If you're drinking too much alcohol, stop drinking so much for a while.
3. If you're smoking too much, stop smoking so much for a while.
4. If you're watching too much TV, stop watching so much TV for a while.
5. If you're not spending enough time at home with the family, then stop doing so much away from them for a while.
6. If you are disorganized, then start getting organized for a while.
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I think the "for a while" is the key here. If you can do it for a while, you will find that it works, and you can do it for a longer while. Pretty soon it will have become a new and improved habit! And your life will be better for it.

A word of caution: please don't use this to develop new "bad" habits. Don't say you are not drinking enough, or smoking enough, or that you are not watching enough TV or that you are spending too much time with your family, or that you are way too organized. You could turn into a disorganized drunk smoking fiend couch potato who doesn't know your own family. I wouldn't want that on my conscience to start off a new year! (The last paragraph was a joke, of course. I know you wouldn't do that!)