Comments on: The Importance of Setting Life Reminders http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/ Change Your Life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:32:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jimson Lee http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1959 Jimson Lee Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:42:29 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1959 How the hell do you get a speeding ticket in Vancouver when there is so much traffic? Parking tickets, I understand, as I've had many :) How the hell do you get a speeding ticket in Vancouver when there is so much traffic?

Parking tickets, I understand, as I’ve had many :)

]]> By: Danny http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Danny Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:06:15 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1949 For a more technologically advanced, but simple idea, as a Mac user, one thing I do to remind myself of my ongoing, general goals is keep a list on a simple sticky note widget. So, every time I check the weather or use the dictionary, thesaurus, calculator or calendar widgets, it pops up in front of my face. I find that I do end up reading and reflecting on it frequently. Windows Vista has a similar feature and I'm pretty sure there's an iGoogle gadget that would work for this too. I find that if I update it and/or move it around often, I consciously notice it fairly consistently. For a more technologically advanced, but simple idea, as a Mac user, one thing I do to remind myself of my ongoing, general goals is keep a list on a simple sticky note widget. So, every time I check the weather or use the dictionary, thesaurus, calculator or calendar widgets, it pops up in front of my face. I find that I do end up reading and reflecting on it frequently.
Windows Vista has a similar feature and I’m pretty sure there’s an iGoogle gadget that would work for this too.
I find that if I update it and/or move it around often, I consciously notice it fairly consistently.

]]> By: Peter http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Peter Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:12:54 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1950 Thanks Jean. I was thinking about your comment some more. Another way I would put it is this: I allow myself a small amount of time to be frustrated. Then I get over it and move on, hopefully taking with me the lessons learned from the experience. In this type of article I follow the same sequence: I show a little frustration, then move on and really try to share a positive and thought provoking article. Thanks Jean. I was thinking about your comment some more. Another way I would put it is this: I allow myself a small amount of time to be frustrated. Then I get over it and move on, hopefully taking with me the lessons learned from the experience. In this type of article I follow the same sequence: I show a little frustration, then move on and really try to share a positive and thought provoking article.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1952 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:59:55 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1952 Peter, I agree... pen, paper and lists plus focusing on what you want is a great system. And that we're aiming for excellence, not perfection. David, I have the same reaction to talking about systems. To me they start feeling like clutter. Great post and discussion. Thanks. :) Peter,
I agree… pen, paper and lists plus focusing on what you want is a great system. And that we’re aiming for excellence, not perfection.

David, I have the same reaction to talking about systems. To me they start feeling like clutter.

Great post and discussion. Thanks. :)

]]> By: Martin Russell http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Martin Russell Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:33:09 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1951 For the adventurous... Deliberately diarize a time to ignore the rule you have, eg deliberately speed. Don't ponder the psychology, just try it for something you've had a hard time changing and notice the effect. For the adventurous…

Deliberately diarize a time to ignore the rule you have, eg deliberately speed.

Don’t ponder the psychology, just try it for something you’ve had a hard time changing and notice the effect.

]]> By: Peter http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/comment-page-1/#comment-1955 Peter Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:10:38 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/10/04/the-importance-of-setting-life-reminders/#comment-1955 I agree David. My system involves: pen, paper, lists. Easy. I agree David. My system involves: pen, paper, lists. Easy.

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