Comments on: Why Lifestyle Design Alone Isn't The Key to Happiness http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness Rewrite the Rules Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brandon Winters http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness#comment-2401 Brandon Winters Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:39:08 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4556#comment-2401 To me, the key to happiness is finding congruency with what you desire to have and do, and what you actually have and do. By minding our own business, we work towards the ideal big picture, which will be unique to each and every one of us that undertakes the journey. <a href="http://themindsetmillionaire.com/lifestyle-design-philosophy-mind-your-business/" rel="nofollow">Lifestyle design is my philosophy (Mind your own business)</a> - this is a post I wrote about how it comes down to the individual and the meaning they want to pull from design vs default. I'd love for you to check it out if you're interested. To me, the key to happiness is finding congruency with what you desire to have and do, and what you actually have and do. By minding our own business, we work towards the ideal big picture, which will be unique to each and every one of us that undertakes the journey.

Lifestyle design is my philosophy (Mind your own business) – this is a post I wrote about how it comes down to the individual and the meaning they want to pull from design vs default. I’d love for you to check it out if you’re interested.

]]> By: Jeremy Day http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness#comment-2400 Jeremy Day Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:29:30 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4556#comment-2400 Hi Dave, This is a really great insight into the problem of Lifestyle Design. To a certain degree you have to go deeper. You can't really have great Lifestyle Design without Self Design first. If you don't know who you are how will you know what you want? Great article, I hope to see more! Cheers, Jeremy Hi Dave,

This is a really great insight into the problem of Lifestyle Design. To a certain degree you have to go deeper. You can’t really have great Lifestyle Design without Self Design first. If you don’t know who you are how will you know what you want?

Great article, I hope to see more!

Cheers,
Jeremy

]]> By: Seth M. Baker http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness#comment-2399 Seth M. Baker Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:50:56 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4556#comment-2399 David, nice post here. I'm actually living in Thailand for a couple months...but that's just because it's fun! Seriously though, about a year and a half ago I made one serious change to my lifestyle: taking a job overseas. By redesigning my external lifestyle, I was able to improve my internal life. Why? I believe a person's internal life is highly influenced by their external life; if you're surrounded by crummy circumstances, you're going to have a hard time making internal improvements. Redesigning your lifestyle is an important first step. In my case, a crappy job (external life) defined me to such a degree that it was impossible to focus on making positive changes. The key isn't following the idea of someone else's idea of an ideal life but designing one that works for you. David, nice post here. I’m actually living in Thailand for a couple months…but that’s just because it’s fun! Seriously though, about a year and a half ago I made one serious change to my lifestyle: taking a job overseas. By redesigning my external lifestyle, I was able to improve my internal life.

Why?

I believe a person’s internal life is highly influenced by their external life; if you’re surrounded by crummy circumstances, you’re going to have a hard time making internal improvements. Redesigning your lifestyle is an important first step. In my case, a crappy job (external life) defined me to such a degree that it was impossible to focus on making positive changes.

The key isn’t following the idea of someone else’s idea of an ideal life but designing one that works for you.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness#comment-2398 Jeremy Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:21:18 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4556#comment-2398 I personally view lifestyle design a little differently than many of the articles I read. To me lifestyle design is much more about truly designing the lifestyle YOU desire, not necessarily about location independence and travel. If that is your desired lifestyle... great, if not that's fine as well. I think in many cases the term lifestyle design gets associated with location independence and travel when I don't believe that is the core of the concept. For me, lifestyle design is all about deciding what your likes and dislikes are and determining a plan for your life to be able spend more time on what you like and less on what you don't. Your article is very true and it is a key part of building the lifestyle you desire. You have to develop yourself to be able to take advantage of the scenarios that you desire. This is key to developing that lifestyle. Just my $.02. Jeremy @ RefocusingTechnology.com I personally view lifestyle design a little differently than many of the articles I read. To me lifestyle design is much more about truly designing the lifestyle YOU desire, not necessarily about location independence and travel. If that is your desired lifestyle… great, if not that’s fine as well. I think in many cases the term lifestyle design gets associated with location independence and travel when I don’t believe that is the core of the concept. For me, lifestyle design is all about deciding what your likes and dislikes are and determining a plan for your life to be able spend more time on what you like and less on what you don’t.

Your article is very true and it is a key part of building the lifestyle you desire. You have to develop yourself to be able to take advantage of the scenarios that you desire. This is key to developing that lifestyle.

Just my $.02.

Jeremy @ RefocusingTechnology.com

]]> By: floreta http://www.corbettbarr.com/why-lifestyle-design-alone-isnt-the-key-to-happiness#comment-2397 floreta Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:28:45 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4556#comment-2397 I've always been a bit self-helpy (I actually LIKE reading self help books), but I've just now started to put in the lifestyle design aspect of the equation and I concur that I am MUCH happier and well balanced. Self design also helps give you the awareness to realize when something is your dream, or someone else's that you're chasing (as in your first example). Another point to think about with "the vagrant" is that if you follow ONLY lifestyle design without self design, it might end up seeming a bit hedonistic and self-centered. I’ve always been a bit self-helpy (I actually LIKE reading self help books), but I’ve just now started to put in the lifestyle design aspect of the equation and I concur that I am MUCH happier and well balanced.

Self design also helps give you the awareness to realize when something is your dream, or someone else’s that you’re chasing (as in your first example). Another point to think about with “the vagrant” is that if you follow ONLY lifestyle design without self design, it might end up seeming a bit hedonistic and self-centered.

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