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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. WE ALL NEED MOMENTS TO
DISCONNECT.
DISCONNECT. MOMENTS WHEN WE STOP
OVERWORKING AND UNDER LIVING.
AND, WE NEED THOSE MOMENTS NOW,
MAYBE MORE THAN EVER.
I TALKED TO THE AUTHOR OF THE
NEWLY RELEASED BOOK, DO NOTHING
AND TALKED ABOUT WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK.
CELESTE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US HERE ON GREAT DAY WASHINGTON
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>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW
BOOK, DO NOTHING.
IT FEELS LIKE TIMING IS PERFECT
AS MANY PEOPLE ARE STAYING HOME
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE SOME WAYS WE CAN
MAXIMIZE THIS TIME WE NEED TO
BE IN OUR HOMES?
WHAT ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS YOU
HAVE FOR PEOPLE?
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE I WOULD
START WITH.
START WITH. THE FIRST IS THAT YOU HAVE TO
BE VERY CAREFUL TO CREATE
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN YOUR WORK
AND YOUR HOME, EVEN IF YOU ARE
WORKING FROM HOME.
SO, TO QUITTING TIME.
AND STICK WITH IT.
WHICH MEANS, DON'T BE ANSWERING
EMAILS ON THE COUCH.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR HOME TO
BECOME SEEN AS A WORK ONLY
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. YOU
SPOT. YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
SOCIALLY CONNECT.
SOCIALLY CONNECT. WITHOUT HUMAN CONNECTION YOU
ARE GOING TO SUFFER LONELINESS
WHICH IS EXTREMELY BAD FOR YOUR
BODY.
BODY.
BODY. IT
BODY. IT CAN WEAKEN YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. SO, DO TELECONFERENCES, SO YOU
CAN SEE PEOPLE.
LIKE YOU AND I ARE DOING.
AND , PEOPLE ON THE PHONE.
RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO USE
EMAIL FOR EVERYTHING.
>> YOU HAVE TO GO TO PLAN B,
LIKE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOCIAL
MEDIA BEING AROUND YOU CAN GET
UPDATES AND NEW INFORMATION.
HOW DO WE TAKE A BREAK?
DO YOU PLAN THAT INTO THE
SCHEDULE AS WELL?>> Reporter:
IT IS REALLY HARD.
AND YES, I PUT IT INTO MY
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. BUT, THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO CHECKING
TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM OR
WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
I ENDED UP HAVING APPS ON MY
DESKTOP AND MOBILE DEVICES THAT
ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN SOCIAL MEDIA
IF I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME ON IT.
BUT PICK A TIME, LIKE THE TOP
OF THE HOUR.
LIKE, 8:00 A.M..
YOU WILL CLOSE IT DOWN AT THAT
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> IN YOUR NEW BOOK, YOU TALK A
LOT ABOUT HOW WE ARE ADDICTED
TO BEING BUSY.
HOW DO YOU THINK, AND WHY DO
YOU THINK WE ARE IN THIS
POSITION WHERE WE ARE ALWAYS
FILLING OUR TIME?
>> ONE OF THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THIS BOOKS AS I BEGAN TO
RESEARCH IS THAT IT HAS BEEN
COMING FOR ALMOST 300 YEARS.
WE HAVE SOME SORT OF SYSTEM AND
CULTURE IN PLACE THAT MAKES IT
UNACCEPTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO BE
IDLE.
IDLE.
IDLE. THAT REALLY PRESSURES PEOPLE BY
MAKING THEM THINK THE HARDER
YOU WORK THE BETTER PERSON YOU
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. AND,
ARE. AND, IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT
NOW WHERE IT BECOMES A STATUS.
THAT IS COMMON.
>> YOU KIND OF WHERE IT AS A
BADGE OF HONOR, LIKE I GOT MY
ENTIRE TO DO LIST DONE AND YOU
CROSS IT OFF AND KEEP USING
THAT AS FUEL TO GET MORE THINGS
ON YOUR TO DO LIST.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. AND THE LIST IS NEVER ACTUALLY
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. >>
DONE. >> DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO WORKING AT
HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? AND,
NOW? AND, THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE
HOW TO SET UP THAT SCHEDULE?
>> SO, EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST
SAID.
SAID.
SAID. EACH DAY MAKE A LIST OF TASKS
THAT YOU NEED TO GET DONE.
BUT, MAKE YOUR WISH LIST FIRST.
NOT ASPIRATIONAL, BUT
REALISTIC.
REALISTIC. WHAT CAN I GET DONE TODAY?
IN FACT, WHEN I START THIS KIND
OF SCHEDULING I WOULD TAKE
NOTES.
NOTES.
NOTES. THEN, ONE THING AT A TIME.
ONE OF THE HABITS THAT WASTES
OUR TIME AND RAISES YOUR STRESS
LEVEL IS OUR HABIT OF
MULTITASKING.
MULTITASKING. SO, IF YOU CAN LEARN TO
CONCENTRATE ON ONE THING AT A
TIME, IN OTHER WORDS DO NOT HAVE
TASKS OPEN ALL OF THE TIME.
FOCUS ON ONE TASK AND THEN TAKE
A BREAK.
A BREAK.
A BREAK. TAKE A BREAK ONCE AN HOUR.
WALK AROUND THE BLOCK.
BUT, TAKE A BREAK INSTEAD OF
SITTING THERE AND KNUCKLING
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> THAT ARE