Join the Resolution Revolution: Do Less

WELLNESS | by POSY GERING

WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YOUR 2010 RESOLUTIONS? If you’re like me, you had a long list on December 31. Now it’s halfway through the first month of the year. I can’t even find my list, let alone act on it.

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So I’m rebelling: I am resolving to do one thing less. Even just thinking about the possibility of doing less relaxes my brain. The moment of quiet I create is a successful completion of my resolution and a gift.

It feels so good to do a little less that I start getting ideas about what else I can release. One thing that comes to mind is not responding to email the second it arrives in my inbox and not even checking it until it is convenient for me. Until I made this new resolution, I let email run my life and interrupt whatever I was doing.

When I do just “one thing less”, I create a gift of mental space that is more satisfying and nurturing than chocolate. Doing one thing less feels slightly forbidden, so it creates the same excitement and satisfaction as getting away with cutting a class. It doesn’t cost anything and is completely sustainable.

I invite you to join me: Do one thing less in 2010 – and let me know about your experience.