<p><span>In this article you will learn the following</span><br></p><p>-<b data-redactor-tag="b">70+ Tips on how to slow-down in your life - to be happier, more productive, more successful, to enjoy life and to have fulfilling relationships</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Why to slow-down When to slow down and How to slow down - How to go faster by slowing down - how to be more productive and more accomplished and more successful by slowing down.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Want to enjoy a better quality of life and accomplish larger-bigger-exceptionally better goals - try slowing-down</b>.</p><p>When we live <b data-redactor-tag="b">in the fast-lane like a formula1 driver - we actually start living superficially</b> - we stop connecting with others on deeper level, we lose our persona and our self-identity and we can no longer see the beauty around us.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Instead you may find your life full of stress, tension, anger, irritations and depressions etc</b>.</p><p>Many of you have acquired the <b data-redactor-tag="b">masters in the science and art of&nbsp;rushing - you may find yourself hurrying to get somewhere all the time - irrespective of whether or not there is some emergency</b>.</p><p>Even <b data-redactor-tag="b">while eating or flying or talking or in the loo - you are on your laptop or checking something on your mobile</b>.</p><p>In many situations - <b data-redactor-tag="b">slowing-down, putting a break in your mad-rush every day routine and letting-go - can help you make better decisions, connect with people deeper, get-insight into what you are missing, have meaningful and joyous experiences, improve your quality of life and create very powerful outcomes</b> - to name a few benefits - besides improving your mental-emotional well-being and preventing burnout. </p><p>We need to slow down - <b data-redactor-tag="b">when we are putting unnatural hours, efforts, focus and energy to satisfy the need to do more to keep up with the pace, the competition and the world</b>.</p><p>If this is happening with you right now - <b data-redactor-tag="b">please understand - you need to calibrate and readjust</b> - in how you perceive your work, your methods, your goals and what you feel should go-about in accomplishing whatever that you are focusing-on.</p><p>When you learn and practice slowing-down correctly and with clarity of purpose as to why you are trying to slow-down- <b data-redactor-tag="b">initially you may feel that you are not making any progress or that you are not putting the right-efforts</b>.</p><p>Initially yes <b data-redactor-tag="b">you may actually become slower</b> [when you have got on the grip of the things and techniques] - but you will go further and faster in the long run on sustainable basis.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">How would you know that you need to slow down? - ask yourself the following four questions </b></p> <ul><li>a.Have <b data-redactor-tag="b">you been struggling to fit too many projects, goals and tasks every day</b> - and you are frantically rushing-from one urgent thing to the next - most of the time.</li> <li>b.Do you also feel - as if you are on tenterhook</li> <li>c.You are feeling-overwhelmed and are unable to enjoy the life at all </li> <li>d.Do you find your tempers and self-control becoming very fragile</li></ul> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learning to slow-down is not easy - but putting into practice is even more difficult - as your body and the mind won't get the adrenalin-pumping.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">The biggest obstacle and the enemy in slowing-down- is you yourself </b>- your own mindset, your social-conditioning and your habits.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">The most common and damaging perception that most of us have got drilled-conditioned-programmed into us is that</b> - we need to be busy - even if that means creating and projecting busyness - because beingbusy is better.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">70+ Tips on how to slow-down in your life - to be happier, more productive, more successful, to enjoy life and to have fulfilling relationships</b></p> <ul><li>I.Given randomly as thinking while typing - what came to mind - and as a result jumping from a point to anther then coming back to that point again. </li> <li>II.All the tips where it sounds like preaching is given like it because all of them have detailed do it yourself simple action-plan articles among the 900+ blogs in both of my websites along with actionable tips which are self-explanatory </li> <li>1.Create a <b data-redactor-tag="b">JOMO</b> attitude - <b data-redactor-tag="b">joy of missing out</b></li> <li>2.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Practice problem-solving-mediation</b> - where you meditate by sitting quietly and just going deeper and deeper into understanding the problem and exploring what possibilities exists and what you can create based on options available</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">3.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Practice get in touch and understanding yourself meditation </b></li> <li>4.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to enjoy few basic things that you might not pay any attention in your busy schedule</b> - like relishing your tea-coffee, enjoying the sun-shine, savoring the taste, getting relaxed through aromas, watching the sun-rise in the morning etc.</li> <li>5.Start appreciating the beauty all-around you</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">6.</b>Wake up earlier - <b data-redactor-tag="b">to have enough time plus some more - to go through your day smoothly</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">7.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Postpone taking decision on crucial matters - then create SWOT and pros-cons</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">8.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Take longer to think-through the advantages and disadvantages</b></li> <li>9.Learn to prioritize - <b data-redactor-tag="b">by identifying what are the most important basic things that you need </b>- like happiness, health, relationships, and the goals you are passionate about accomplishing</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">10. </b>Identify <b data-redactor-tag="b">all those activities which don't add value to your life or simply don't need to be </b></li> <li>11. Stop going through the motion simply for the sake of doing it </li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">12. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Stop doing the low-payoff activities and start spending your 90%+ time - on taking action on your highest of high payoff goals</b></li> <li>13. <b data-redactor-tag="b">Create a silence-zone as well as silence-time</b> - turn-off your TV, music and or any noise</li> <li>14. Start paying attention-to and listen-actively when you are with someone</li> <li>15. Listen to understand and not to respond</li> <li>16. Use more writing-pad and pen - to doodle and make list and write in long-hand</li> <li>17. Schedule time to do nothing on purpose</li> <li>18. Change your environment - <b data-redactor-tag="b">go and meet new people - experience new cultures - taste new cuisine - travel to untraveled paths</b></li> <li>19. <b data-redactor-tag="b">Create space in your house by giving-away things that</b> you don't use but can be very useful to others</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">20. </b>Create a schedule to fit-in your to-do list - <b data-redactor-tag="b">with enough buffers and no-activity time-periods</b></li> <li>21. Start becoming assertive</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">22. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Start practicing NO to all time-wasters as well as mood-stealers</b></li> <li>23. Start spending more time with the people you love</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">24. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Get rid of all the toxic and negative people from your life</b></li> <li>25. Add value to others by becoming valuable yourself</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">26. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Start using your 5 senses and develop your 6th one - become a great observer</b></li> <li>27. Stop multi-tasking - start doing one thing at a time</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">28. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Manage your finances well -save more - spend less </b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">29. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Buy only from your savings - stop going for credit-purchase</b></li> <li>30. <b data-redactor-tag="b">Create your no-compromise list - where you will never reduce your</b> standards, your benchmarks, your quality and your output</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">31. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Keep your focus, needs and wants - simple and clear</b></li> <li>32. Know why you want something - this why is very important</li> <li>33. <b data-redactor-tag="b">Focus on working-on, using, applying, practicing and strengthening</b> the basics of success, happiness and relationships </li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">34. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to stop trying to do everything on your to-do-list all at once</b></li> <li>35. Start small - <b data-redactor-tag="b">taking one small action and then going for another</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">36. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Always break huge-overwhelming goals - into small-small daily action-steps</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">37. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Avoid trying to accomplish too-many things all at once</b></li> <li>38. Focus on quality and excellence rather than wasting time on perfecting one thing and missing most other</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">39. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Don't accept additional projects if your schedule is already tight</b></li> <li>40. Manage your energies as well as time</li> <li>41. Spend time outside in nature</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">42. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Take breaks-vacations-holidays - with family and loved ones</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">43. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Time to time - make yourself comfortable by - disconnecting all the gadgets for few hours to few days</b></li> <li>44. Create absolutely-no-social-media week or at least days</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">45. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Become unreachable to the world - be available only yourself and your loved ones - once in a while</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">46. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Use the technology - to enjoy then freedom and the ease it gives you - but create strict boundaries to ensure it only adds value - and does not start running and ruining your life</b></li> <li>47. Let someone else go first through the check-out counter and at the security-check etc.</li> <li>48. Boost your creativity by choosing to become bored</li> <li>49. Help others by practicing random acts of kindness</li> <li>50. If you have already build a secured financial and other important basic-nest - the go-out and enjoy</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">51. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Engage in activities that forces you to participate at a slower pace - like chess and Sudoku</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">52. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Play physical team-games </b></li> <li>53. Create opportunities to have fun while you work</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">54. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Create new experiences - try new things - experiments</b></li> <li>55. Break your routine - time to time</li> <li>56. Take challenging tasks that makes you learn a new skill</li> <li>57. Make learning a fun-creating and relaxing habit - enjoy learning new things</li> <li>58. Ensure that you pay attention to only what is meaningful</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">59. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Stop comparing with others</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">60. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Do not compete - when there is no competition</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">61. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Operate out of your area of influence and control - stop creating tension for yourself by bothering about what is beyond your control at present</b></li> <li>62. Start enjoying the moment </li> <li>63. Feel your pain and negative emotions fully</li> <li>64. Create and set healthy emotional boundaries</li> <li>65. Learn to manage your stress if you can't reduce it</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">66. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Stop impressing others - start impressing yourself</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">67. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Be happy in other's happiness and success</b></li> <li>68. <b data-redactor-tag="b">Find a hobby -try something new - which excites you and taps into your creativity</b> and forces you to stretch you beyond your capabilities and endurance levels</li> <li>69. Practice progressive muscle relaxation from head to toes while paying attention to your breath</li> <li>70. Listen to music which makes you feel good</li> <li>71. Move your body - dance to a tune</li> <li>72. Read a book that makes you visualize and captures your attention</li></ul><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>#whentoslowdown,

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