Small Wins, 35

35: Just as you batch your e-mail handling, batch your news listening. Both will boost your productivity.

Small Win 1: Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Small Win 2: Read four pages of a classic novel every day. Small Win 3: Have a Day of Rest. Small Win 4: Keep your key personal goals visible. To you. Always. Small Win 5: Accept graciously when the universe out-manoeuvres you. Small Win 6:Make every other beverage a drink of water, pure and simple. Small Win 7: Take a moment to walk barefoot on planet earth, every day. Yes, even when it's chilly. Small Win 8: Thank your barista, tip generously and wish them a lovely break. Small Win 9: Par-cook the potatoes today for more effective roasting, tomorrow. Small Win 10: Write with real paper and pen and post thank-you notes to the grand-parents. Small Win 11: No more cake until February. Seriously. Small Win 12: Take it one day at a time. Small Win 13: Re-boot a New Year's Resolution today. It's the doing not the date that is critical. Small Win 14: Have some fun. But don't spend any money. Small Win 15: Eat a portion of green vegetables every day. Rain or shine. Small Win 16: Find a piece of real, relevant news today. Small Win 17: Don't read about the weather. Go experience it. Small Win 18: Be on time. Every time. Small Win 19: Enjoy More Analog, Less Digital Saturday Small Win 20: Wash by hand your wool walking socks while listening to Bowie, Rebel, Rebel. What could be nicer? Small Win 21: End the day with fewer e-mails in the in-box than when you started. Continue to zero. Small Win 22: Write the opening sentence of your great novel. Now relax and continue tomorrow. Small Win 23: Write a list before you go into the supermarket. Stick to it. Save money. Small Win 24: Create a corner where you can sit and write your poetry. Small Win 25: Sharpen all your pencils for the day while coffee is brewing. Do a 1 minute sketch on the hour every hour. Anything. Small Win 26: Tidy your top desk drawer. Small Win 27: Learn 5 new words in the language you are studying: Spanish, Mandarin or Ancient Greek. Small Win 28: Stop and think. Small Win 29: 9: Start. Don't worry about anything else. Just start. Start. Small Win 30:  Look after the customers you have. Small Win 31: Re-shuffle your 'to do' list by pay-off rather than urgency/who's shouting/easiest. Do the new number 1. Small Win 32: Notice what is working well.  Small Win 33: Be Mentally There When You Are Physically There. Small Win 34: Write a list of three things for which you are grateful. First thing. Every day.