Earlier this year I started collecting frequent flyer points. By collecting points for money spent that I would normally spend, I could get a free flight every now and then.
Something for free, right?
Well it started out that way at first.
One idea that I’ve heard is that there are two ways to learn things: education and experience (or book learning and doing).
Education is great because it builds your knowledge base from which you can act and change. But there comes a point when more education doesn’t make much of a difference – you won’t become great at driving just by reading road rules and your car’s manual.
Are you making effective use of your time? Do you schedule what you need to get done? Do you find opportunities to tick more things off the list when you didn’t expect to be able to?
Being organised with your time pays off. There are so many things to do, see and experience in this life. Why do we waste them away so easily? Because of some biological wiring that tells you to conserve energy?
This weekend I’ll be attending John Curtin Weekend for the tenth year in a row. While volunteering is something that looks good on a resume or enables you to go places cheaply, these aren’t the reasons as to why I do it.
One simple method I’ve heard for healthy eating is the “19-2 Rule”. This method assumes you have three meals a day, seven days a week, making 21 meals total. Of these, 19 must be healthy, but the remaining two can consist of what you like.
Why am I condoning eating unhealthily, even if it is for only two meals a week?