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Re: The Power of Being Spontaneous

george carlin — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:38:53 -0000

i think your dad stole that from george carlin, but it is a great quote nonetheless

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Arjun Rajagopalan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:54:43 -0000

"uninhabited" ?; I'm sure you mean "uninhibited" - surely there is someone living there behind the spontaneity.

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Fake Name — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:49:24 -0000

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Grammar Police — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:05:02 -0000

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Brian W. Roberts — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:41:13 -0000

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Spontaneous- Of a person having an open, natural, and uninhabited mannerÃ¢â‚¬Â

UNINHABITED? Maybe you meant uninhibited?

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Tom — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:34:22 -0000

I had never considered being uninhabited! Loneliness could be a problem.

Re: The Power of Being Spontaneous

CORRECTION — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:31:16 -0000

NO! It's:

"DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff."

... as in va-jay-jay.

Re: The Power of Being Spontaneous

pubed — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:05:41 -0000

Good tips!

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Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:49:46 -0000

Being intentionally spontaneous is hardly being spontaneous anymore.

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Michael Wong — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:46:48 -0000

Spontaneous led me to buy an acoustic guitar and play it once. Spontaneous got me to sign up for Tae Kwon Do classes. I paid $625 and went exactly three times. :(
On the whole spontaneous is great, except for the lazy. Oh wait, that's not spontaneous. That's impulsive. My bad. Great post!

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DermDoc — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:32:54 -0000

Excellent post, and good timing too. It's easy to get caught in full, head-down, GTD mode, especially in the month of "resolutions."

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Kris — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:17:59 -0000

Refreshing! Love it! Although it's not very spontaneous, I'm a big fan of penciling it in! :)

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Lodewijkvdb — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:46:42 -0000

Good tips for a healthy balance between productivity habits and enjoying life. They don't need to be mutually exclusive (they shouldn't be), but for productivity junkies it's a good tip to plan time for spontaneity :)

I like the draw boundaries tip. Spontaneity on my credit balance is not appreciated :D

Re: The Power of Being Spontaneous

Karl Edwards — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:43:17 -0000

Good reminder. The voices in our heads that shout, "Work, work harder!" need to be balanced with the voices that say, "Did you see that?! I think I'll stop what I'm doing and go check it out."

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JenniferH — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:59:22 -0000

Hey, Glen -

I've been meaning to stop by here anyway (I'm one of the new blogging kids on the b5 biz channel) and this article was a perfect reason.

A friend of mine calls it "planned spontaneity" when she pencils in a block of "I don't know what I'm going to do with that time." Ironic, but it works.

Lately I've been on the learning edge of balancing the Have To's with the Want To's - and giving the second category as much weight as the first. It's tough, but life is a lot more satisfying overall. Thanks for the reminder!

Warmly, Jennifer

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glen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:15:21 -0000

Thank's Mrs. A! Leo's a great dude.

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Almost Mrs Average — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:52:51 -0000

Have just popped over from Leo's Zen Habits and this is great advice. Often my best ideas result from spontaneity. I love it.