Tips Winston Churchill, how to get rid of the boredom of adult life

Very often growing up becoming synonymous with boring, repetitive work, because that does not have time for hobbies. The result of this "exchange" is predictable, but very sad: boredom, constant fatigue, anxiety and depression.

Unfortunately, many adults do not understand the true causes of their depressive state and anxiety. They believe that fatigue comes from the large number of classes and try to focus on any one activity, dismissing all others.

On the example of Winston Churchill, his credo and tips, you can see that it's not the amount of training, and in their quality: in more interesting work, responsibilities that you meet and create opportunities something.

And now more about that great advise the Prime Minister and he has diversified his life.

Slave: action and find their calling

Find a job that brings you pleasure (find without introspection)

Churchill shared the "sensible, hard-working and useful" part of the population into two parts:

... first, to which the work - it is work, and fun - it's fun; and second, for which work and pleasure - are one and the same. Most people belong to the first group and get their compensation. Long hours at the office or factory rewarded livelihood and the desire of various pleasures, which often take a very simple and modest forms.

But pets of fortune - people from the second group. Their life is in natural harmony, they never have enough set hours of operation. Every day for them - a holiday, and ordinary holidays, that it is impossible to work, perceived as a nuisance that does not give back to his vocation.

Now young people simply hate to be in the first group and are eager to join the ranks second. But until now, all the tips on how to do it - look around and find your passion, before choosing a profession or business of life - it's just empty talk.

It is much better to look for his calling, completely surrendering some passion. Not the fact that she would be your calling, but you rather find a way to it. It so happened, and Churchill.

He developed a deep love for the English language and reading more from an early age that foreshadowed his career as a writer. But other areas were given to him is not so easy - he had tried hard to keep up with other subjects in the school, and instead of the university he attended a military academy.

His writing career did not begin at an early age, and all because of this passion of his life - the war. Churchill wanted to get to the front in any military conflict, and when he was not allowed to participate in the battles as the military, he joined as a correspondent in the newspaper, to still get into the arena of war actions.

When the reports of his public like what is happening, Churchill decided to write a book about his campaigns. And in the process, he realized that the work of the writer brings him a lot more fun than a military career. Thus he found his calling.

That is, Churchill was not sitting at home, doing infinitely refleksiruya and searches of their vocation. He was engaged in that it captured and brought pleasure, and through it found its true calling, and he is not alone.

Many people found the deal of his life, just trying something that is interesting to them at the moment.

There is another cool way to find their vocation, by which Churchill found a second passion of his life - politics.

Rather than sink into himself, wondering what to do, he drew attention to the problems that existed around him. At that time, the problem was the lack of a sufficient number of honest politicians with fantasy. He solved the problem by adding to the ranks of the politicians of his persona.

Search urgent problems helps to establish his case. You find the problem and its solution offer people.

And most of all you start to have fun at the very beginning a career or a way that is chosen, and in the development process.

The world belongs to those who act

When the work is really grabs you, you do not notice how the hours of hard work. And it's great, because without the many, many hours of labor you will never reach your goals.

In any area, you can find a sort of "gurus" that promise you fast results in a minimum time. But all their tricks and techniques will never lead you to something worthwhile. Yes, using any hacks, you can earn a little money, but to create something reliable, current (and legal), not enough hours in the week. This requires a constant and hard work.

If you decide to create something worthwhile, whether your own project or career in any company, from time to time you I have to feel that you are extremely tired, but can not finish, because this is your project, and you're wondering him to do. If such moments you do not happen, you are doing something wrong.

Whichever area you choose, the championship it will always belong to someone who constantly acts, and is busy working.

Even a favorite work still feels like work

It may think that if you love your job, it is perceived as fun and every day you spend a fun and easy. If, however, sometimes it is not, it means that you simply chose the wrong job. This view is fundamentally wrong.

Even if you get to work a lot of fun, it is not perceived as a permanent entertainment.

Churchill always shared work and entertainment, thought they were two very different things. Favorite work still remains the work, and it means that you do not jump out of bed each day in joyful anticipation.

And that's OK, because the pleasure and satisfaction are found not only in the games and fun, but also to challenge their abilities and overcome difficulties.

Even a favorite work sometimes want to quit

The fact that you love your job, does not mean that you will never have the thought "it and scram all to hell, "and does not mean that you do not want to throw it sometimes and try anything more.

Sometimes the task of writing anything given to Churchill is not so easy, on the contrary, it was unbearably difficult. When he had his own column, Churchill used to come in a terrible mood and showed a bad character traits, and when more and time was running out, stress becomes unbearable.

The more your work is right for you, the less likely you are experiencing such feelings and experiencing moments when you want to run away and do something else. The bottom line is that these moments will still be.

Look for opportunities in your spare time

If you are currently doing business that hate (most of the time), and want to build a new career, start by looking for opportunities in spare moments.

Churchill wrote his first book in three-hour intervals during their service in India. At the time he was 23 years, and all of its peers, the military used this time for sleeping or playing cards. Churchill at this time to be alone and devotes his spare time to writing books. The result of this decision was the beginning of his career in literature.

Many people start the same way: dedicated new interesting case of any free minute, combined training, or work in some company to work on their personal projects.

Not necessarily throw everything and completely immersed in the work that you consider to be your calling. At first quite get to combine it with other activities that are not as important at the moment.

observe daily

Churchill was a very strict routine that helped him achieve incredible productivity. Drafting and adherence to its schedule and will help you, especially if you have enough tasks.

concentrate

Churchill was incredibly productive, and not so much because of the number of hours of operation, as due to the highest degree of concentration. Lieutenant-General Jan Jacob was just amazed at his ability to focus on a certain reality:

When his mind is busy with a particular problem, he focused on it all the time and no one can distract him.

Concentration helps to get a clear idea and purpose. Do not engage in work for work's sake, always set a goal. Churchill always set himself the task, for example to write a thousand words a day, to set deadlines for work. And during the war, wrote Manchester, "his attention was directed only to Hitler, excluding everything else."

Clearly know the purpose, carefully plan your strategy, execute your plan - and the victory will be yours.

Drive like a king: the great leadership role

It may seem that keep the enthusiasm of youth into adulthood can only avoiding the obligations and responsibilities, remaining alone and living for yourself.

In this approach, there is only one drawback: such a desire to preserve youth denies one of the important features of childhood - the need to influence the reality, to change something in this world.

When a child is just entering his childhood, he likes to press the switch button, turn on the light. This is one of the first experiences, when you're on to something, and feel affects their innate ability to change the world.

Growing up, people often forget about this ability and satisfaction one experiences on the reality of management. We become spectators that everything does not affect.

But everyone still remains is the desire, itching, which can appease only one way - to assume the obligations as liabilities in the power lies.

If people refuse to commitments and prefer to remain children, they continue "to click switch," but now they switch - it is a computer mouse.

They can choose from the menu, but that's where the power comes to an end. If enough options menu, all that remains to them, - to complain about life. Meanwhile, the power, no matter how strange it may seem, gives peace of mind.

Lead, one who is in control, more relaxed than those who simply obeys and is a slave.

Studies have shown that a military pilot during flight time experience less stress, controlling aircraft independently, and all because he controls the situation. Therefore, even if the responsibility lies on you, high in your soul more of the world than those who prefer not to take on any responsibilities.

Thus, the energy of youth is not saved by the fact that you avoid obligations and responsibilities.

Most miserable adults who constantly complain about the media, culture, politics, and more, and at the same time believe that nothing can do about it. The happiest people, on the contrary, take on the enormous responsibility and enjoy the opportunity to change something in this world.

Wherever you decide to become a leader - in your family, with friends, at work or in the cultural environment - remember a few rules.

Stay away from the victims, do not feel sorry about hard work, not a dirty look for profit and do not be afraid of enemies. And all will be well.

Always be ready to lead

In 1930, when Churchill had already met its sixth decade, it seemed obvious that his chances of ever becoming prime minister are zero. When the British delegation of MPs led by Lady Astor visited the Soviet Union and met with Stalin in 1931, he questioned them about the political situation in England and especially Churchill. "Churchill? - Astor exclaimed with a scornful laugh. - Oh, his career is over. "

When everyone else thought that Churchill can no longer be considered, he was in readiness to serve and did not leave his dream - to become head of the government of Her Majesty. He watched all of Germany during the 1930's and never changed his position to appeal to the general public.

Rather than change for the sake of society, he simply waited for the world to take his truth, and it happened.

And when he finally took the prime minister's office, he felt that he should be "their own destiny" and that "the whole past life was a preparation" for the problems that face him now. Staying true to his convictions and tracking activity in Germany during the previous decade, he could say with certainty that there will be good at his post.

My warnings over the past six years have been so numerous, detailed and now so terribly fulfilled, that no one can contradict me. I also can not blame the fact that I started the war or wish to prepare for it.

Winston Churchill

You are ready to lead, not in the middle of the storm, and during a lull in front of her. Now your family can be all well and your business can prosper, but someday it might. Are you ready to take responsibility, to guide and to lead?

Spoken Languages

Words have tremendous power if you know how to manage their speech. Well-formed phrases powerful and convincing arguments can literally change the world. Churchill argued that the person owning the language ...

... owns force more powerful than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world. Abandoned by his party, loyal friends, deprived of his post, he could still manage by anyone with the help of this formidable force.

Become an example to their subordinates

In examples of even more power than the words. Churchill was not just talking to the people, it is as if he was a road, was talking about. The strength of his moral standards was unquestionable, and his strength of character create an incredible effect. People could go after him on the edge of the world.

No matter, father, coach, boss or spiritual leader - an example of a strong man who does right, it operates much more efficiently than hundreds of speeches denouncing.

A leader who takes tenacity and courage, not even in need of passionate speeches that other people followed him and did something that he inclines them.

Be prepared for the fact that people will try to overthrow you

Do you have any enemies? Good. So, you do something once advocated in his life.

Winston Churchill

Once you understand that to move towards real change, then there will be critics who try to denigrate you and throw off the leading position. Just take these attacks for granted. This is a sign that you really change something in this world.

Have the courage to meet with ingratitude

Do not expect that people will be eternally grateful to you just because you've done for them something good, even if it was a good deal. People have short memories for good works, they prefer to concentrate on the negative.

After Churchill spent his nation through the six years of World War II, in peacetime the British wanted a new leader. His friend Harold Nicholson once said: "It's human nature. When we get to the open sea, we forget how clung to the captain during a storm. "

But Churchill merely brushed off such thoughts of ingratitude. Yes, he was sorry that his service was shorter than I would like, but it and so did a lot of what was going to do, and that was enough.

Express Yourself as a god: an integral part of life

, A person needs two or three hobbies to be truly happy and healthy. And they must all be real.

Winston Churchill

Churchill's incredible productivity of the secret can be considered a paradox, since it is the same active and productive use of their leisure time.

Churchill found that the only way you can get many hours of productive work per day. When he noticed that the results of his literary works have become muddled and unsatisfactory, he simply switched to another activity. After some time, he could go back to writing, to cheer up and ready for a new literary exploits.

Churchill believed that, from time to time engaged in different activity, a person perfectly trains your brain and fully relax.

There is no use of talking tired "mental muscles": "I will give you rest well," "I'll go for a walk," or "I'm just going to lie down and not to think about anything." The mind will continue to do the same. If he weighs and measures, weighing and measuring continues. If he gets upset, he will continue to do so. It is useless to argue with the mind in such a situation. One American psychologist, said: "When you are upset, for whatever reason, there is a sort of spasm of emotion: the mind caught something and not going to let go of it." You can only try to gently hint at something else, until the mind convulsive squeezes past an object of reflection. And if something is selected properly if it really belongs to another area of ​​interest, the mind begins to gradually relax and recover.

For this reason, Churchill recommended that all have multiple interests, in order to stimulate the games to find an antidote to the "worried to death" and "bored to death."

Prudently choose hobbies

Despite the fact that Churchill called hobby integral part of the full adult life, he did not think that you can select them simply as follows:

A hobby - it's not the sort of thing that you can quickly select a single day. Search for interesting activities for your mind - it is a long process. You need to carefully choose their own hobbies and maintain interest in it.

Churchill believed that interesting hobby need not only for those who work and entertainment are incompatible things, but those who really loves his job. The most important component in choosing a hobby, he thought - a contrast activity from that which you have been doing during the day.

It makes no sense to offer a laborer, who was sweating and exhausted myself all week to do on a Saturday sports, such as football or play baseball. Similarly, it is not necessary to call a politician or a businessman who worked all week and worried about the important things, and to work more poperezhivat and weekends, but on another task or project.

More Churchill said that, despite the great popularity of reading as a hobby, it is too similar to the daily human activity, earning a living in mental work, to provide him with enough contrast impressions.

In addition, Churchill advised to choose a hobby, in which the eyes and hands are involved at the same time - craft classes, because they are the best way to help restore mental balance.

Again, this is especially true for the mental workers, because manual labor makes up for the lack of studies of this kind. In addition, there is an opportunity to create something that is especially important for people whose work is not connected with the work.

Finally, Churchill was against the huge number of hobbies that give birth to some people just to get pleasure from a new or unusual exercises, and then throw it. Discipline is important not only to work but also in the hobby, because it defines the way of life and thought.

To summarize:

1. Carefully consider the different classes and select the most suitable.
2. Make sure that your hobby is fundamentally different from normal operating activities.
3. Engage in selected business long enough, so that it can become a true love of your life.

Keep in readiness different interests and no regrets hop off the boring

Boredom was a threat to the peace of mind of Churchill. Winston saw boredom as a waste of and so not very long life, and when he felt the approaching boredom, he always did "a ruthless break" and choose a more appropriate activity.

The cure for boredom could get any hobby: dictating letters, fake singing operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, or laying bricks in the garden at Chartwell... In his the stock has always been a list of possible activities: reading a novel, feeding the goldfish, the analysis in the paper or pretentious speech about the past great England.

Modern adults sometimes get stuck in a tedious task at all because they did not find for yourself interesting hobby, but simply because they do not even suspect that they are bored.

In today's world, where at any time you can sit at your computer or smartphone to take, we do not even We understand that we really wildly boring and useless surfing - it's just a way to distract from boredom.

You're just wasting time on useless distraction, and interesting activities of time does not remain. Therefore, the ability to define boredom, ruthlessly break off and do something else very important, in particular for the release time to stand hobbies.

Delegate tasks, if possible

Of course, superproduktivnost Churchill explained not only by his enthusiasm and ability to concentrate. He had a whole team of assistants who solved the main problems and thereby frees up space in its schedule for the more important things. He was not cleaned in your house, I do not cook and do not go shopping.

Some people think that if they entrust their affairs to someone else, simply put the blame on others their affairs, it can change the character for the worse. However, analysis of the lives of many great men shows that for the most part they were able to delegate their business and very often used it.

In the end, a lot of it would be good for the English nation, if Churchill instead drafting speeches Saturday morning raking leaves in the garden?

In addition, outsourcing the daily routine of affairs not only allows more time to devote to work, but also find more time for hobbies, which, as we said above, sometimes no less important than the actual Job.

Yes, of course, most of us are not so wealthy to pay people who will perform for us all routine affairs. But maybe you can find the money for some of them: to pay the cleaning in the house and in the office, to transfer some business to its employees and their relatives.

Remember: you are loosing their time that could be spent far more productively than scrubbing the tiles in the bathroom.

We make a decisive break from the boring adulthood

Many adults today are bored, a little rest, a feeling of anxiety and depression. Churchill was inclined to melancholy, but he could not resist her attacks due to the work that brought him satisfaction, interesting hobbies, and not less interesting duties.

To deal with a bad mood, periods of boredom and idleness, Churchill always used the method of hard breaks. The bodyguard, who was charged with overseeing Churchill once said:

He can begin to move at any time, without notice. If during the dinner he caught boring people, for some time it will behave politely and to tolerate them, but then just give up and go away. If a movie that he's looking to be boring, it will not force myself to watch until the end - he just get up and go away, no matter with whom he came in for a session, even with Mr Franklin himself Roosevelt.

Sometimes it is time for a decisive break in the flat and boring adulthood. Our job responsibilities and free time can be difficult, tense and full of challenges, but not boring.

Someday you will die. But as long as you're not in the grave, do not let the boredom to get to you.