STOP/START LIST
TO CREATE MORE VALUE IN MY LIFE



WHAT I COULD STOP AND WHAT I COULD ADD FOR MORE VALUE

I am doing the deletions list first, so I can see more clearly the amount of space I will have for the add-ins.


WHAT COULD I STOP DOING IN ORDER TO MAKE MY LIFE BETTER?

Useless/NoPayoff

Stop all activity in the useless no payoff areas
      Politically hoping to influence anybody, stop writing about it totally or discussing it, not
          catching my “being right” way of being at all. (Cutting Out What Makes No Sense...)
      Watching TV about politics (keep only minimally informed if at all only for curiosity, if that)
      Stop all irrelevant:  News, not even looking up to see if Stanford won the Rose Bowl

Energy/Nutrition/Health related
Being tired at night and blowing it
Eating ice cream to “get energy” or “feel better” (not consider it a reward or a way to make my life better, such as expecting satisfaction or “having a treat” of no real value; have my life have enough deposits so that I have plenty of rewards or “feeling good abouts”.)
Stop unnecessary habit of coffee sweetener in the morning
Eating after 8 p.m.  (Also solve my reflux problem, which affects sleep, how my stomach feels, and how well I breathe if that stuff comes up overnight; when I don’t breathe well I don’t feel as energetic the next day and I feel not so good physically and when I don’t breathe well it affects my general mood for the day.)
Stop going to bed later, when let self get too tired
Stop leaving my body stiff from sleeping or off from pronation problem

Bad Habits
Never play another computer game

Low Productivity/Time Wastes
Only do email review quickly
Stop making notes or putting off things for "to be done later", as they just pile up.  Don't use any energy.


WHAT COULD I ADD INTO MY LIFE THAT WILL ADD VALUE TO IT?

Time and Productivity
Eat two frogs a day (frog = not desirable but useful), feel better about self and also get to enjoy the rewards from doing the task, feeling more up on things.  '
Spend time on how to leverage my skills and to do more effective strategies with the site. (Schedule in on my
     calendar, 7/18)
15 minute plan/organize session every a.m.

Health/Energy/Physical
Exercising with more rigor and spurts, have to do that earlier in day instead of when tired later, will also add more energy earlier on to my day, the spurts and rigor will add more energy in general. 
Add back in my smoothie, but with limited sugar from fruit, high veggies and protein
Vitamins first thing after eat in a.m. 
Follow the reflux regimen, including no pressure on stomach (lose weight)
Discipline to lose weight down to highly efficient level versus "you look fine" level or comparing to old, fat men
    Substitute breathing for hunger times, pre-portioned meals set down clearly
    Plan to set up effective system
Do stretching routine every a.m and during breaks all day



SO THE HABITS I WILL DEVELOP ARE:

Check off which I will do a Habits Worksheet (HS) on, fill in the order (Ord) I will do these and a date for beginning.  The end dates will be in any plan I set up.  I will also use monitoring sheets to see how I'm doing:

HS  Ord   Date                 New Habit                                                      Habit to delete/replace                                          Benefits/notes

__    __    _______  Read, nap, explore, write at night                 TV at night                                                        Feel better, lots more done
__    __    _______  To bed by 11, up early (when rested)          Going to be tired, too late                              More refreshed, less wasted time
__    __    _______  Eating no "white" stuff anymore                    Eating ice cream, creamer                           Healthier weight, min. reflux
__    __    _______  Only eat off 9 inch plates                                Trying to finish off all on a big plate                   See addt'l notes, below   
__    __    _______  No late night eating, very small snack         Eating at night so still digesting                 Better sleep, energy, weight
__    __    _______  Exercise earlier in day, intervals                    Exercise when tired, less rigorous            Energy, rejuvenate body and brain
__    __    _______  Exercise for strength                                                                                                                  Push ups goal of ___ , metabolism 
__    __    _______  Stretching 5 min. minimum, a.m 1st            Being stiff or out of whack                           Feel better, more energy, metabolism
__    __    _______ 20 min. naps when feel at all tired          Would do even if tired                        Not feel tired, more refreshed    
__    __    _______ Eat 2 frogs, plan                                   Just put it off, just write                     "Get" the worth of it, no concern

I'll be aware of all of these, but I will do them in the order specified.

Additional notes for items above:

Weight management:  Plan written by 7/10, 224.5 now, 1 lb/week to 205, set monthly targets for all the months til at 205 or below
Reflux, review, plan:  By 7/6.

I tickled these, with adequate pre-notice, setting alarms.
Both plans inserted for reference in my planning notebook (green print on spine), for easy reference; include monitoring sheet.