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Jul 6
Create Positive, Productive Behavior
Here are some other ways people fill their "Stimulation and Excitement Quotas.*" 
  • Triumphantly surmounting obstacles (which they created themselves); "I'll show 'em"
  • Having all eyes upon them as they make a late  "grand entrance" to a dinner party
  • Pulling an all nighter to write a report
  • Making a choice that creates more work for others, just to show that "you can't make me"
  • Squeezing in "just one more thing" when they're already running late
What's the fix?   Understanding that it's perfectly fine to want and need stimulation and excitement, and realizing that your own need for it may be higher than that of others.  Examining your less-than-productive behaviors to see what they're costing you and others around you.  Being creative about substituting positive exciting behavior that will work for you and being diligent about using it till it becomes a habit.  Some ideas:
  • Put at least one exciting activity on your daily calendar
  • Talk to others for feedback, new ideas and just the novelty of human contact
  • Vary your activities by location (indoor, outdoor), activity level (sitting, running, walking), type of people (community activities, sports, networking, one-on-one meetings)
  • Schedule fun activities to look forward to by subscribing to a play series or taking a class for a semester
  • If you really enjoy rushing around, keep doing it.  Just do it much earlier.

* From How to Put More Time in Your Life, by Dru Scott.

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