{"id":70,"date":"2009-10-12T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=70"},"modified":"2009-10-12T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T17:40:10","slug":"a-simple-idea-for-improving-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/2009\/a-simple-idea-for-improving-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple idea for improving my life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do Less Negative – Do More Positive\u00a0, DLN-DMP<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fantastically simple concept to improve life and well being. \u00a0I like distilling ideas down to a simple essence. This is a concept I’m likely to remember and apply.<\/p>\n

Last night I went to pub, just for ONE pint. Four pints of Hobgoblin later, I ended up going to bed late, having disturbed sleep, feeling rough and annoyed\u00a0when I eventually crawled out of my pit. I’m now determined to remember and apply the\u00a0DLN-DMP concept\u00a0 to the little decisions and reap the benefits.<\/p>\n

If I had applied this concept last night, I would have been happier, healthier and more productive today. It’s so simple.<\/p>\n

Why did I choose to drink more than intended? Because the\u00a0decision was based on the short term desire to\u00a0drink more of a very tasty beer. I wasn’t think of the decision in terms of improving\u00a0anything. I didn’t have this little bit of insight\/knowledge to apply.<\/p>\n

It’s a concept I’ve only just read about, this also makes a powerful argument for me to read more of the right kind of books.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This particular book I just finished\u00a0today, whilst in the bath, in recovery mode.\u00a0So all credit to Stephen Sutherland and his book “Liquid Millionaire”.\u00a0\u00a0The book’s tag line is “How to make millions from the up and coming stock market boom”.\u00a0 I wasn’t expecting to learn more than\u00a0the possibility to get a edge on financial markets, however the book gives\u00a0great deal\u00a0more. This particular little gem came on page 182 and\u00a0comes under the \u00a0heading ” How to Live Your Dream Lifestyle Now”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stephen suggests identifying the things that cause stress, unhappiness, anxiety or make you feel out of control, then do less of those things. At the same time identify the things that make you feel good (I’m sure that means, not the superficial taste of beer) and do more of those things.<\/p>\n

I might be having a slightly different take on this idea but as it’s so simple, it lends it’s self to\u00a0being applied easily to every day decision making.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I should say the rest of the book makes a fascinating read. I’ll be reading it again shortly to make sure I got the concepts straight and I’m ready to assimilate the knowledge.<\/p>\n

So Many Thanks\u00a0 Mr. Stephen Sutherland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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