<p>Think of a 6th grader.</p> <ul> <li>Her full-time job involves <strong>8 hours</strong> of school a day.</li> <li>Then, she practices with her basketball team for <strong>2 hours</strong>.</li> <li>She then has <strong>3 hours</strong> of homework every night.</li> <li>And on the weekends, she has <strong>5 hours</strong> of ballet.</li> <li>Don't forget her daily chores and acting as therapist to her BFFs in boy-<span>crises mode</span> <strong>all-day-everyday</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>And yet, she still manages to:</p> <ul> <li>Eat a <strong>hearty dinner</strong> with her family, nightly.</li> <li>Hang out with friends at the <strong>mall</strong>.</li> <li>Watch her favorite<strong> TV shows</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Chat up</strong> her little buddies online.</li> <li>See <strong>movies</strong>.</li> <li><span class="highlight">And, still go to bed at 9 p.m. every night.</span></li> <li><span class="highlight"><strong>...to sleep a ridiculous 8 hours.</strong></span></li> </ul> <p><span class="highlight">Oh, and she remains the same jolly-joyful-upbeat hip-hip-hooray kid we all know.</span> @$%^$#@ &amp;^@#&amp;!</p> <h2>We Adults Suck</h2> <p>We're 5% as productive as kids, but think:</p> <ul> <li>"We have no time for fun because we have so much work to do!"</li> </ul> <p>Boo.</p> <h2>Schedule Like a Kid</h2> <p><span class="highlight"><strong>Set constraints for yourself.</strong></span></p> <ol> <li>Schedule more fun.</li> <li>Sleep 8 hours.</li> <li>Challenge yourself to bigger goals.</li> <li>Increase your daily workload.</li> </ol> <p><span class="highlight">Then, see how you just "magically" become 9869048372581 times more productive, and a kabillion times more happy.</span></p> <h2>Work more. Play More. Live more.</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2008-01-29T18:29:00-08:00 true 603 why-set-constraints 0 2009-11-06T21:45:46-08:00