| One interesting exercise you can do is to write down all of the things that you think would make you the person you want to be and then prioritize and set goals to incorporate each into your life. For example, your list might look something like this: 1) Exercise 30 minutes 3 times per week. 2) Spend at least 1 hour per day playing and interacting with each child, individually, without distractions. 3) Work on startup ideas at least 10 hours per week. 4) Spend at least 3 hours per week participating in your favorite hobby. 5) Only say fuck 5 times per day. ;) 6) Meet one new person each week. 7) Don't tell a single lie for one day each week. etc... You get the idea. The key is to force yourself to meet your goals, learn which ones are really important to your happiness and then focus on those. Obviously you can't go nuts and try to do everything all at once, but just making small changes and trying to accomplish something every day can make a difference. For more practical advice, eliminate the things in your life that cause you pain/stress with extreme prejudice. You have to be really honest with yourself and willing to make tough decisions, but this was the thing that has helped me the most. For me, these things were mostly people. |