Well I am not a perfect dodger nor non-fabricator of stress. Hell, I can create a stress hurricane along with the best of them. However (probably due to rebellion and non-conformity rather than anything zen) I don't part-take in Silly Season stress.
Yesterday I completed my entire Christmas shopping. Uh-huh - oh-yeah- it only took me 30 mins (plus another 30 mins the other night at Robina). So what did i do.....
1. Plan whom i was going to buy for. Keeping it to an absolute minimum.
2. work out how much i wanted to spend (just like renovating - double it!!)
3. brain storm some ideas
4. some market research and surveillance on the web for prices etc.. (others would prefer to let their legs do the walking and call this "shopping" - yuk).
5. Go during the day - work hours great, no kids, unaccompanied, well fed and rested and off you go.
6. Bang, bang, bang. One shop, 3 purchases - next...tick tick tick....plough your way through your list calmly, methodically, committedly... breath deep and viola - all done.
7. proceed home, wrap, lay under tree and relax.
Now how to replicate the same priniciples to other area's of stress and life!
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