Comments on: How to Live Life at Your Own Pace (Part 1): Your Speed of Mind http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/ Your Life, Your Pace, Your Rules Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:43:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: How to Live Life at Your Own Pace (Part 4): Travel | The Friendly Anarchist http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-384 How to Live Life at Your Own Pace (Part 4): Travel | The Friendly Anarchist Wed, 26 May 2010 17:30:31 +0000 http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/?p=309#comment-384 [...] It’s about you, feeling good. So whenever you feel it’s enough, just sit down and relax. Breathe. Look at the sky, if you like. Don’t buy a beer. Don’t take a picture. Don’t make a call. Just [...] [...] It’s about you, feeling good. So whenever you feel it’s enough, just sit down and relax. Breathe. Look at the sky, if you like. Don’t buy a beer. Don’t take a picture. Don’t make a call. Just [...]

]]> By: Fabian http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Fabian Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:27:27 +0000 http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/?p=309#comment-230 Thanks Tom! I’m currently working on the next posts… a bit behind schedule, admittedly, but sometimes it goes like that… ;) I find it interesting how big the influence of time "government" is even if one is not dependent on office hours… So I can really refer to what you write. Thanks Tom! I’m currently working on the next posts… a bit behind schedule, admittedly, but sometimes it goes like that… ;)
I find it interesting how big the influence of time “government” is even if one is not dependent on office hours… So I can really refer to what you write.

]]> By: Tom http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Tom Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:01:36 +0000 http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/?p=309#comment-229 Great post Fabian! Loved your reference to Momo - I saw the film a few years ago and almost forgot about it. You offer great advice here. Despite managing to avoid office life (thus far), I still feel largely governed by time. I also feel myself falling into the trap of trying to force creativity - as if my brain were an assembly line - instead of letting ideas come to me. Your new series comes at a good time - I'm looking forward to reading more! Great post Fabian! Loved your reference to Momo – I saw the film a few years ago and almost forgot about it. You offer great advice here. Despite managing to avoid office life (thus far), I still feel largely governed by time. I also feel myself falling into the trap of trying to force creativity – as if my brain were an assembly line – instead of letting ideas come to me. Your new series comes at a good time – I’m looking forward to reading more!

]]> By: Fabian http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Fabian Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:48:58 +0000 http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/?p=309#comment-216 Nate, I’d love to be a morning person, too - mostly because I like the light and the silence in the morning! But yeah… unfortunately, it doesn’t work out. As you say, no big deal, just have to accept it! As for not forcing stuff, I’m totally with you! :) Thanks for heading over! Nate, I’d love to be a morning person, too – mostly because I like the light and the silence in the morning! But yeah… unfortunately, it doesn’t work out. As you say, no big deal, just have to accept it!
As for not forcing stuff, I’m totally with you! :)
Thanks for heading over!

]]> By: Nate http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/how-to-live-life-at-your-own-pace-your-speed-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Nate Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:33:45 +0000 http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/?p=309#comment-215 Hi Fabian! Excellent! I'm looking forward to see future posts on this subject. I like the focus on doing it your own way. That is so incredibly important. For example, you mention that you don't really mind or care what time you wake up at. I personally love waking up early and on a fairly set schedule....but that's just me. There's a lot of talk and material out there on waking up early and productivity, but it may just be that some people aren't morning people and that's ok. I go to bed a bit earlier, while others like to stay up late. No big deal, right? This quote really resonates with me: “You decide what excess is for you. Having drive is a self-actualizing positive attribute, but being driven, being compelled to work long-hours, is soul destroying.” Yes, exactly, and that is what was happening to me recently. I was trying to force 'stuff' (for lack of a better word). That's just not beneficial. The irony is, if you want to be productive, you need to let it come out of a natural place and not really force it. I'm not saying take some laissez-faire approach to life or anything....but to let it naturally come to you and follow your gut more. I'm finding this to be helpful as well with tuning out the noise out there and not trying to compare myself to others to judge what kind of progress I'm making. Hi Fabian!

Excellent! I’m looking forward to see future posts on this subject.

I like the focus on doing it your own way. That is so incredibly important. For example, you mention that you don’t really mind or care what time you wake up at. I personally love waking up early and on a fairly set schedule….but that’s just me. There’s a lot of talk and material out there on waking up early and productivity, but it may just be that some people aren’t morning people and that’s ok. I go to bed a bit earlier, while others like to stay up late. No big deal, right?

This quote really resonates with me:

“You decide what excess is for you. Having drive is a self-actualizing positive attribute, but being driven, being compelled to work long-hours, is soul destroying.”

Yes, exactly, and that is what was happening to me recently. I was trying to force ‘stuff’ (for lack of a better word). That’s just not beneficial. The irony is, if you want to be productive, you need to let it come out of a natural place and not really force it. I’m not saying take some laissez-faire approach to life or anything….but to let it naturally come to you and follow your gut more. I’m finding this to be helpful as well with tuning out the noise out there and not trying to compare myself to others to judge what kind of progress I’m making.

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