How to Get More Done by Slowing Down

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Everyone is in a hurry these days. Life can move so fast you feel like you just run from place to place. But what if you just didn’t? Here are some steps to follow for more success 1. Watch this video 2. Slow down 3. Get more done. Lorie posts usually weekly here on our Lorie.TV organizing channel. Lorie Marrero is the creator of ClutterDiet.com and the author of The Clutter Diet: The Skinny on Organizing Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life. Lorie also serves as a national spokesperson for Goodwill Industries International and is a Contributing Editor to Woman's Day magazine. Find her on Facebook at http://www.LorieFacebook.com and Instagram at http://www.LorieInstagram.com.

Hi, I'm Lorie Marrero, and today, I want to talk about being in a hurry. When I was growing up, my grandmother had this trivet hanging up in her kitchen, and it said, "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." When I was a little kid, I did not understand that at all. I was like, "Wait, what? You're in a hurry. Of course, you're going to go faster. What does that even mean?" Then, being an adult, I know exactly what it means. When we get too in a hurry or we try to take shortcuts, it backfires on us sometimes. It's like this song by Brandi Carlile. There's a line in it that says, "The path of least resistance is catching up with me today." This is one of the reasons I talk in another video about what I call smart steps. I don't love the word shortcut.

Shortcuts are not always the answer, right. It is faster, more efficient, and you can be in a hurry if you go through the drive-through, but is that really the best thing you could be doing for your body to have that fast food? No. Shortcuts are not always the answer. Sometimes it takes extra steps, like going to the farmer's market, that actually require a little bit more time but are better for you in the long run. To me, that's a smart step. I talked about that in another video, but I wanted to bring it up today because sometimes we get in a hurry and even if we're not even trying to take a shortcut because the fact that we're trying to race through traffic or beat the clock or something makes us make a lot of stupid mistakes.

If we just slowed down and did things intentionally, deliberately, and did them correctly, then we wouldn't have to do them over. Think about that today and this week as you go through your life and work and see where maybe taking the shortcut isn't the best answer and how you could slow down, breathe, and accomplish the same thing without the stress. Enjoy your week, and I'll see you next time.