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Keep a ‘Good Time Journal’ to Better Design Your Life

And overcome feeling uninspired at work by doing more of what you love.

Published

3 years ago

May 17, 2021

Signs of the Times Staff Signs of the Times May 2021 Issue

Good Times are Here

Feeling uninspired at work? Before you do something drastic like trade your business for a timeshare in Bali or resign yourself to a life of drudgery, try keeping a “Good Time Journal,” said Stanford Professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of the book Designing Your Life. For three weeks, keep track of your daily activities and keep an eye out for those you enjoy the most. Then try to redesign your current schedule so you do more of what you love and less of what makes you go “Ugh.” Success usually flows from things that make you happy. It may lead to a whole new division of your business built around what you love doing most.

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