How to Work Less and Get Out More!

May
2010
04

posted by on Personal, Ramblings

29 comments

[ad#right]Let’s face it working from home isn’t the easiest thing. Some people may think it is, but remember you are your own boss, you are the person that has to push yourself to work etc. It seems every few months or so I get in some sort of funk where I am working myself to death, I am stressed all the time and I am not very happy. I guess most people would call this burning out. It’s not really a good feeling and it is a hard thing to come back from. I’ve always have done things to help myself from not burning out, say take a day and work from a coffee shop or something similar. This works in the short term, but it is not a solution. Recently I have been reading The 4-Hour Workweek and I really dawned upon me I need to get out more, not just for work, but for fun.

Even when I would be out before I would always would be thinking about work, believe me that is very stressful. It is a very big relief to go out and be able to enjoy my time not be thinking about work all the time. So how did I accomplish this? Well first as weird as it sounds it starts with work! Working really hard for 2-3 days and getting most of my work done for the week. For ThinkComputers we normally publish 4-5 reviews a week. So I get most of those done a scheduled within that 2-3 day period. That way I have everything all ready to go and for the rest of the week I only have to worry about simple daily tasks.

Some people may fear working really hard for 2-3 days straight, but I always have something to look forward to after those hard working days, that’s knowing I won’t have to worry about work for the rest of the week so I can relax and be stress free. This “mindset” makes it so I never burn out! So what am I doing with this free time I have? Well I have been going out and enjoying life! It is great going out with friends and not having to worry about work!

So right now Wednesday through Saturday are pretty much days where I don’t really need to do any hard work. I hope to work even more ahead so I can take weeks at a time off from work and go places and do more things. Right now I am testing how easy it is to do this then I will work towards my next goal. If you can work really hard for a few days and automate the rest of your tasks then life will be a lot less stressful for you!

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  • http://www.usarealestateguru.com/ Moorpark Real Estate

    The earlier in the day you begin your work, the fewer distractions you’ll face and the easier time you’ll have focusing on the work that matters. Always try to quality work and get result instantly.

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    I wish I had your carefree attitude, I think I’m addicted to work and love it more than going out sometimes. Yeah, I’m pretty pathetic Bob.
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  • http://www.komododragonfacts.com Komodo Dragon

    I can relate to you in that I tend to think too much about work when I am not working, which yes can be very stressful as it really distracts from what I should be doing at the moment. Even when I go out.. in the back of my mind is always work… Oh… on a side note… I like where your finger is positioned in the first photo, lol.

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    I know what you mean. It’s hard to not be thinking of work all the time. I even make out a gameplan for the next day when I’m trying to go to sleep. I know I need to put work out of my mind completely when I’m out with friends, or sleeping, and so on, but it’s been hard to do so far. I almost find something new to work on when I’m idle.

    Till then,

    Jean

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    @ Komodo AHAHHA I didn’t even notice the finger there!!! :P
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    I myself have also wanted to work smarter not harder, but there always seems to be something else that I could be doing. Never ending cycle! UGh.
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    I can relate to you in that I tend to think too much about work when I am not working, which yes can be very stressful as it really distracts from what I should be doing at the moment…

  • http://www.babyenglandkits.co.uk/ Baby England Kit

    Another meaning of work smarter — not harder also relates to automating many of the tedious and/or time-consuming tasks that we do. Rather than do a report manually – do something to automate it that doesn’t involve you manually typing the data into an excel spreadsheet for instance.

  • http://www.usarealestateguru.com/ Moorpark Real Estate

    I think it depend on the working person.If he/she works with full of concentration and energy, he/she can get more output in few time and quality rich too.

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    Haha, you have a great eye, my friend. ;) Even though she did grab my attention, I didn’t pay ‘that’ close attention!

    Till then,

    Jean

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    @ Baby England – Exactly work SMART, not HARD! My whole slogan of life.
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    All of the females in the images are looking very cute… Really
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    I think that’s an understatement there ;)
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    LOL, you boys are too rude for words! We never lose our fixation with boobs. I think it has to do with being weaned too early as babies ;-)

  • http://www.netage.co.za Net Age

    Hi Bob – I’m trying to reply to people, but my comment didn’t show where it was supposed to. Please check to make sure that there isn’t a glitch with your threaded comments.

  • http://www.babyenglandkits.co.uk/ Baby England Kit

    The world is a weird place. I don’t know how do Germans work less and still get paid well? they only work 25-30 hrs a week

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    @Baby England Kit, I think the answer to your comment/question is simple… It’s different government rules, and such for each country. I know that in some countries the government mandates the rules for how many hours you are allowed to work. So.. Really… it just depends on the country and their governing rules.

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    A lot of people now are working so hard but earn a little amount of money. But there are also a lot of people who did not work hard but they earned thousands of dollars a month.

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    Really your idea is very nice buddy. Everyone should do quality work during his/her
    job time and with the help of it they can easily accomplish their task in less time.
    Only need dedication and concentration.

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    Hello. From observation it just feels that the people that do less work always get promoted and get respected more. Why is that?

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    That is because they are the smart ones ;-)

    The dotcom lifestyle affords one the opportunity to work your own hours, and to have ample time to socialize and party when you feel so inclined. So maybe the perception of work also has to be tailored around the specific professions job description.

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    Just because one doesn’t consider this ‘hard work’ doesn’t mean it is not hard work. Maybe not as physical but just as straining.
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    I think business is the best. you don’t need to work hard, what you are going to do is to manage your manage to become profitable in that way you are earning but you are working less.. right?

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    @costumes you better be a really smart guy if you want to pull that off

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    I think so.business can bring us to the top..

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    You are essentially right and this should be something that a lot of us should take into account. We do need some ME time. Some time to enjoy life, to take in the finer things that refreshes us and shows us why we do what we do….Life is the biggest gift, it’s about time we start living it.

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    awesome idea . same thing happens with everyone , work burns you. im going to follow your tips  

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