30 Days to a Habit Change - Day 12
Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:48AM I love my spreadsheet and I've only used it once. LOL.
I color-coded athletes by how much attention they need. Green for ones that are somewhat on autopilot for a week or so, yellow for those about to race or questioning a weird pain, and red for those I need to know something about right now.
What's nice is I can open up the spreadsheet and see who's in the red. I take care of them first, then move on to the yellow.
Kai and I went on a nice nature walk yesterday. Just us and the woods. I was instructed that he was to lead, except when scary animals spooked him. It was very relaxing. No constantly checking emails or twitter to see if I had missed something to do with coaching.
I love the whole minimalism theme that is getting popular lately, but it also worries me a bit. If it really is a symptom of Americans getting fed up with "too much" everything and wanting to slow down, that's cool. At the same time, it could (and might already be) dramatically shift people's spending habits and cause the whole economy to hit the skids. I don't think change is bad, but it causes the least amount of pain when it's gradual, not abrupt. You have to give people time to phase out, change jobs, and change habits instead of going homeless.
Just like how 911 caused a lot of people to re-evaluate how they prioritize family time, maybe the oversaturation of cars and "cheap crap from China" has hit the tipping point and is causing us to want to do without. My real dream? I wish towns were much more interconnected by bikes and it was safer to ride them. That's all. I think that leads to all kinds of benefits on its own.
Reader Comments (1)
agree. very much so.