{"id":15179,"date":"2016-09-15T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=15179"},"modified":"2016-09-15T09:46:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:46:57","slug":"are-you-indulging-in-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2016\/09\/are-you-indulging-in-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you indulging in easy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15180\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-1444312645910-ffa973656eba-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-1444312645910-ffa973656eba-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-1444312645910-ffa973656eba-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-1444312645910-ffa973656eba-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><em>GTD\u00ae wisdom from David Allen on giving yourself the gift of easy and unplanned <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Things being simple and easy is not easy, for most of us.<\/p>\n<p>The structure of planning what to do and working within structure can be stressful, if not stifling, unless it\u2019s balanced with the unplanned and unstructured.<\/p>\n<p>I relish those spontaneous times when I decide to stroll with my wife and dog through the park near our home in Amsterdam. Or when I take time to read a novel for fun. Or when I stop for a lovely glass of wine along an outdoor cafe along the canal because it seems like the thing to do. How about just taking time to take time?<\/p>\n<p>Ah, the infinite moments to enjoy, presented to us on the conveyor belt of our existence&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>There are times when making no sense makes sense. Just being, hanging out, following the whim, the momentary inclination. How long can you indulge yourself, though, purely, without hesitation, doubt, or a troubled thought about what it should be troubled about\u2026?<\/p>\n<p>Stop! Do something else. Do nothing. Try it. Anything. It\u2019s not about our doing. We merely\u00a0<u>do<\/u>\u00a0to\u00a0<u>be<\/u>\u00a0about what we\u2019re really about. But what we\u2019re\u00a0<u>really<\/u>\u00a0about is about much more than any of that. And much more fun. We have to give up our boundaries to reach into the real priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013David Allen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article appeared in David&#8217;s monthly Productive Living newsletter. <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/UWZKr\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe for free<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTD\u00ae wisdom from David Allen on giving yourself the gift of easy and unplanned Things being simple and easy is not easy, for most of us. The structure of planning what to do and working within structure can be stressful, if not stifling, unless it\u2019s balanced with the unplanned and unstructured. I relish those spontaneous &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2016\/09\/are-you-indulging-in-easy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Are you indulging in 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