Leo Babauta: how to force yourself to work while traveling

Within two weeks I was on a journey, and I hasten to share their successes. The biggest of them - I was able to work every day and perform street workout. I also managed to meditateNot as long as the house, but still. And what is also very important, I almost always managed not to overeat, though traveling is difficult.

In this article I will talk about my experience in travel time and a few rules that helped me not to abandon the experiment. It was especially interesting to find the energy to work, because it always travels sorely lacking.

What did I do before? I am finishing all the works before the trip, to fully immerse yourself in the journey. But it is often very difficult and requires extra time and moral strength. I decided that if I could not be interrupted for the duration of travel, the work I'll be doing more calmly and steadily. This time, I did not prepare specifically for the trip in advance so I had no choice.

My plan was as follows: wake up before the children stand up, go to a coffee shop and work hour there. Then come back together and go on walks and excursions around the city.

As happened in reality: I went to a coffee shop a couple of times. Too much time-consuming road to work for an hour, then the road back. So I got up early and just start working. Of course, when my six children and his wife woke up around it became noisy and bustling. Plus I'm terribly lacking energy, because we are incredibly a lot of walking. Still, I worked, in spite of all the contrary factors.

Rules for working while traveling

I did not give myself the choice

You may be familiar with these feelings: you sit down to work, but before you move mountains, you give yourself a little breathing room. And it turns out that there are plenty of other exciting cases: browse social networks, read the news, porazglyadyvat next kartinochki and share them in chatik ...

When I sat down to work, I said to myself: "No, do business only and have no choice," - although the temptation off the hook and abandon the experiment constantly haunted me. Giving yourself a choice, exactly what to do now, you are setting yourself up for failure.

I publicly announced the experiment

When I decided to go with the family on a trip for a few weeks and try to work at it, I publicly announced this to his readers. I knew that I would have to report their results, and I, of course, did not want to admit failure. And I always remember that I have only two options: either I will overcome the next step on the path to perfection, or give up. I think we all have a desire to become better, but we do not always realize it, often we follow him blindly. I made their commitment in the competition, which was also watched the audience, and my choice became conscious - to win!

I could not deceive the people, who were waiting for the job

How wonderful that there are readers of my blog zen Habits and members of the club's Sea Change, who want to regularly read my articles and receive mail. How could I deceive the people's expectations? Again I had no choice - just to work.

I make it work, I could forget about it

When we went with the family for a walk around the city, I did not want to experience that pulling feeling that I have not fulfilled all the things that had to do today. And it was the best motivator, it makes me focus on the job in the morning. I gave myself just one hour or so. And at that time I was picked up and focused only on the tasks, and then received a magnificent gift - the ability to let go of the thoughts all the workers until the next day.

I do not want you to think that my experiment took place perfectly. I'm tired, lazy, ill a couple of days, but sometimes we just want to go out for a walk early. And on all these points, I would like to score a job, but I knew it was wrong and tried to fulfill it, come what may.

I think it is listed rules apply not only to work during vacation time, but also to the daily, too. Surprisingly, in the journey I could do most of my business as usual in less time, so maybe I'm too long to mess around with them at home, and you can change this? This is food for thought!