A blank sheet of paper. A messy house. The mountain of email.

That’s not the way to look at it.

Rather:

• One sentence.
• One room.
• One reply.

That’s how you get stuff done.

Going to the internet for advice is like going to dinner at a buffet. There are:

• Lots of choices.
• Diverse perspectives.
• Zero costs for getting more.

So, the key is selectivity. And moderation.

Because if you take it all, you might be rolled out on a stretcher.

Especially if you go every day.

Some cool things about following your dreams and putting yourself out there:

• You get lots of love, admiration and appreciation.
• You get to choose how you want to spend your days.
• You get gifts and attention from peripheral friends.
• You laugh.
• You cry.
• You think.
• You go to bed wanting to do it all over again.

It’s a lot like celebrating your birthday.

Not so bad.

[HT to Jimmy V for the laugh, cry, think thing (2:00).]

They:

• Know when you leave.
• Know when you return.
• Know when something’s wrong.
• Know how to fix your problems.
• Know your dog.
• Know your work.
• Know more than you know.

They are your neighbors.

Get to know ’em.

Few people in the world are more willing and able to be your friend.

Bouncers at the club use it. Lifeguards at the pool use it. Administrators at schools use it.

It’s one-in-one-out. And it also works with stuff in your home.

Before you bring in a bag of stuff, make sure you take one out.

Nobody likes an overcrowded club or pool or lecture hall.

Same goes for your home.

Fill your apartment. Fill your plate. Fill your cup. Fill your gas tank. Fill the page. Fill your schedule.

Do they all really need to be filled?

No.

But why wouldn’t you? There’s available space. Use it. Fill it up.

So for:

• Less clutter.
• Less on your plate.
• Less overindulgence.
• Less reliance on foreign oil.
• Less verbosity.
• Fewer meetings.

Just downsize.

Tweeting requirements:

• Tweet early and often. All day, every day. As it happens.
• Don’t mind spelling, grammar, punctuation.
• Add all relevant hashtags, links, mentions and pictures.
• Accept a low batting average and low home run total.
• Accept little to no pay.
• Accept no residual benefit for you or the rest of the world.
• Accept little to no valuable searchability.

So, to those who tweet and tweet well: Thank you.

To those who just dabble in tweeting: Is it worth it?

I got rid of cable. No, it wasn’t so I could get DirecTV. I got rid of cable so I could get productive.

When I got productive, I started to think. When I started to think, I was able to take control. When I was able to take control, I began to actually live my life.

Get rid of cable. Get productive.

Live your life.