30 Healthy Habits…..I Do Like 5 of Them |

This afternoon Guy Kawasaki tweeted out a list of “30 Habits That Will Improve Your Life” from Freestylemind.com. I thought it would be a good exercise to go through the list to see how healthy I am. So here is goes…

Exercise 30 minutes every day. – I would like to be able to say that I do this daily, but that would be lying. Instead I like to plop my happy butt down on a couch when I get home from work or go out to dinner with friends, this being the antithesis of exercise….awesome
Eat breakfast every day.- Umm no, I would rather sleep an extra 11 minutes than eat. Sorry, but I will drink a cup of coffee, does that count?
Sleep 8 hours. – This is probably the only one that I manage to do 3 out of 7 nights a week and that’s simply because I will get sick if I don’t.
Avoid snacking between meals. -No comment from me or the bag of peanut M&Ms in my desk
Eat five portions of fruits and vegetables every day. – A day? How bout a week?
Eat fish. – I’m allergic…
Drink one glass of water when you wake up. – I hate the taste of water. I know many of you are saying, “but it doesn’t taste like anything”, my point exactly. ( P.S. Talking to yourself is weirder than not liking water…i’m just sayin)
Avoid soda. - I have just recently switched to diet soda….baby steps
Keep your body clean. – Check! I shower daily….good for me!
If you smoke, stop it. – I have asthma, that would not work so Check!
If you drink, stop it. – Umm no
Take the stairs.- The person who wrote this list is obviously a dude. How do I know? He has never done 5 flights of stairs in heels.
Use an idea system. – Check! I have a Moleskin notebook in my purse, by my bed and in my car.
Prioritize. – Check! Family Friends Life Sleep Work
Plan, but not too much. Can you define too much? Cause air travel does not work with this rule, unless you are Oprah and can afford to not only book your flight last minute, but also bring the whole audience with you.
Wake up early. HAHAHAHAHA no
Check your email only twice per day. OMG what is this? 1995? If i didn’t check my e-mail every half hour I’d be fired.
Eliminate unimportant tasks. – Personally I think reading TheBloggess is the most important part of my day, while my boss would probably tell you otherwise.
Clean off your desk and room. This person obviously does not work for a living, not only have they made the time to create this ridiculous list, but they want me to exercise, eat breakfast and clean after I get home from work.
Automate. – I pay all my bills online, does that count? I say YES! Check!
Set strict deadlines. – I am pretty good about this one, especially when it comes to my “To Do List” …it is my gift/curse as a project manager. Check!
Take one day off per week. – I have been trying to do this, but with a computer always in my purse or pocket, my Iphone, it is very hard to turn everything off. What?!? Leave my phone at home for a day?!?! Blasphemy!!!
Read 1 book per week. – What books are you reading? Goosebumps? Nancy Drew? I read a lot and while sometimes I can get through a book in a week, most take two weeks or more.
Solve puzzles. – Does trivia night at The Flying Saucer count?
Think positively.- well this list is not helping
Make fast decisions. hmm I dunno about that one…
Wait before buying. – Already do it. Check! I am my father’s child and while I don’t take 5 years to select a pen like my father(ok maybe it was a car), I do think about my large purchases for several months before taking the plunge.
Meditate 30 minutes per day. – I have tried this…it’s actually quite amazing…you wake up 8 hours later quite refreshed.
Start a blog. – CHECK!
Build a portfolio. – What if your job is not about creating stuff? What if you job is about making creators create stuff on time? This is a bit bias, I think the person writing this was just desperate for a #30…lame!