I
started reading the Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin last year (note
how I said started reading and not finished reading). If you’re familiar with the book, the author
suggests making monthly resolutions and checking them off everyday or however
often you decide to do the resolutions, this methods is effective for those of
us who are check-mark addicts, like myself… nothing like seeing that check-mark
and knowing you’ve stuck to your goals. Since
August is practically over (can you believe it!) I've been thinking about my
resolution for September, as well as reflecting on my resolutions for August.
One
resolution I have had in the past and pops back up when I see myself slipping
is being better at staying in touch. I
don’t know why it’s so hard for me to call people and catch up over the phone. I feel like I would have to talk to the person
for an hour or two and I don’t have that time to be on the phone. I also never know when is a good time to
call. Also, sometimes I feel calls are
boring and take too much mental effort, you have to actively listen to your friend
for sometime and then switch. I feel
like reading a letter or e-mail is easier in some ways because you can read at
your leisure and if something comes up in the middle that you have attend to or
you lose focus, you can just come back to it when you want. Maybe I should start collecting mailing
addresses and sending letters. It would
be a nice surprise to get a letter from a friend instead of bills or junk mail…
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