I hear a lot of crazy remarks about my lifestyle. People love to MSU – Make Stuff Up. These same people who make up stuff about how I get things done also make up stuff about why they can’t get more done. What kind of stuff am I talking about? Reading, writing, working out, volunteering, you know the kind of stuff that has the potential to make you more successful and more fulfilled.
There is one very easy secret to how I get it done. Once revealed you will see how very easy it is for you to get more done.
It won’t be popular with Disney, Lowe’s, Time Warner and the like. Nope, but it is effective at facilitating a more rewarding and fulfilled lifestyle.
Here’s the secret. I don’t watch TV. OK, I watch a little TV. Very little, but I don’t have a regular regimen of can’t miss TV.
Complete this chart of your favorite TV shows watched regularly. Include those you record and watch later. If there isn’t enough room on this chart for all of your favorite shows then here’s some news for you: CNNreports on TV watching.
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30 minutes watching TV = 35 calories burned
30 minutes walking briskly = 135 calories burned
30 minutes running a 10 minute mile = 300 calories burned
Calories needed to lose 1 pound about 3,500 calories burned
You can watch 3,000 minutes of TV to burn enough calories to lose 1 pound, if you can avoid the TV munchies, or you can walk briskly for 780 minutes, or run for 350 minutes. Heck, you can dance around your living room and burn 240 calories every 30 minutes.
Replace just 30 minutes of TV daily with 30 minutes of reading and you can easily put away a book or two a month. I’m not talking Harlequin or E L James. That’s replacing junk with junk. Read something inspirational, motivational, or educational. Here’s a great resource that can get you on your way to earning your PersonalMBA .
Here’s a great Ted Talk on success.