I just finished reading The Four Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss. While parts of it concentrated on setting up an internet business selling products, nonetheless there were concepts that applied to our more common lives. Working from home. Working more productively.
One of the most important was looking at the end result. Consider working a lifetime so that at the end, when you retire, you can live near the beach, walk leisurely during the day, and perhaps catch a fish for dinner. You give up 20-50 years of your life to earn this. Contract the person, without all the "luxuries" of life, who spends a couple of hours fishing for dinner, then has lunch with friends, and watches the beautiful beaches the rest of the time. And he didn't wait all those years to enjoy this.
William - it's easy to get more information on a book as well as order it at amazon. I guess someday I should sign up for an affiliate account. It just never is a priority.
Randy - there's something in most of us that won't accept nothing but leisure...
Susan - just shows you can be surrounded by friends at 1 am.
Sharon, I definately work to much. We many times forget to sit back and enjoy the finer things in life.
this week I took an hour out to myself..no work, no kids, just me. I went to Starbucks, ordered my favorite coffee and read a magazine. It was a great relaxing experience and was good to just spend quiet time aone.