How to Make Your Life Seem Longer

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Make Your Life Seem Longer

How to Make Your Life Seem Longer

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Step 1 of 9
Grab a small notebook and and a pen.

Grab a small notebook and and a pen.

Step 2 of 9
Record the date.

Record the date.

Step 3 of 9
Write a thought of the day to mull over as you go about your life.

Write a thought of the day to mull over as you go about your life.

Step 4 of 9
Write a news headline that interests you to give your day some context.

Write a news headline that interests you to give your day some context.

Step 5 of 9
Take note of interesting things people say, experiences worth remembering, books to read, goals, ideas, and inspiring quotes.

Take note of interesting things people say, experiences worth remembering, books to read, goals, ideas, and inspiring quotes.

Step 6 of 9
Remembering more will stretch out psychological time and keep your life from running together.

Remembering more will stretch out psychological time and keep your life from running together.

Step 7 of 9

Make every day uniquely awesome; monotony collapses time, novelty unfolds it.

Step 8 of 9

Flip through your life and avoid that, "Where did the time go?" feeling.

Step 9 of 9

It's simple, but surprisingly life changing.

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Te Ara Minhinnick

starting today(:

Te Ara Minhinnick 3 months ago

Diana :P

thts amazing

Diana :P 10 months ago

Ellie Kneeland

I don't wanna be a bummer, but I don't get the excitement? It started off awesome...then came along step 5. Everything journaling is all thrown in one step. It did remind me of my thought to include 'what I taught today' n 'what I learned today' on my journal pages. Plus I can add your thought for the day to ponder & news headline. Not a loss. At least you made one.

Ellie Kneeland 10 months ago

Steffi Gray

Starting this tomorrow! Thanks!

Steffi Gray 11 months ago

Tina Kloepfer

Love this concept! Do you work on a page over a week or more? I don't think I could finish a page everyday. I'm a bit of a perfectionist. Sometimes I can't just let it flow.

Tina Kloepfer 11 months ago

Tracy Nickels-Bishop

Great Attitude! Need more people in the world like you who are optimistic about living life: ) Thanks for reminding the rest of us to slow down and remember each day, I'm starting this tomorrow and I bet I see many changes in my future for the better because I'm taking the time to relax and reflect on my day. Take Care: )

Tracy Nickels-Bishop 11 months ago

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I now have 2 small notepads to write down stuff happening throughout my life :)

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Marek Nold

Great idea.

Marek Nold 11 months ago

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I love this! although I can't keep up with diaries and journals... I'm gonna buy myself a book and write stuff down!!! :D

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Kat Goodrich

Im so gunna do this... Its like a less cheasy version of a diary. Thnx

Kat Goodrich 11 months ago

Ken Drori

More of a show of work than a guide, but I like! Small tipped pens make for good drawing. I often take similar notes during meetings.

Ken Drori 11 months ago

Lina Hanell

How wonderful!!👍

Lina Hanell 11 months ago

Courtney Gibson

Do you ever find it hard to keep up with? I had a hard enough time keeping a journal. I'm going to try this though.

Courtney Gibson 11 months ago

Al Garcia

I use a Moleskine pocket planner for something like this. The left page is a regular planner and the right is just lines, so i use that to write what I have done in the day/week. It's great to go back a few weeks/months.

Al Garcia 12 months ago

Kremithi Watashi

Lots of work but OK, it seems worthwhile... And yes, it does seem a bit like a diary.

Kremithi Watashi 12 months ago

Susanna Henfridsson

Its a nice idea and vety inspiring, but I cant see the diffrense from writing a diary. And ive done that for years

Susanna Henfridsson 12 months ago

Tori Graham

Started today and oh my lord reading it gave me that wow feeling ☺ feeling so content just makes all that writing feel like its served it's perpus xx

Tori Graham 12 months ago

Lynn Kirkman

I've done this only for one day and I feel great!! Thanks!! ❤❤❤

Lynn Kirkman 12 months ago

Cerulean Apple

By the way, great handwriting!

Cerulean Apple 12 months ago

Bridget Obikoya

I'm so going to do this! Thanks.

Bridget Obikoya 12 months ago

Nici💩💩 Rudd

I'll try.

Nici💩💩 Rudd 12 months ago

Tatianna Timor

I wish I could do this, but I would never keep up with it....

Tatianna Timor last year

Gemma Walton

Doing it! 3 days down now and it's the highlight of my day :) already can't wait to do tomorrow's page x

Gemma Walton last year

Phrankie Bell

Excellent way to make a boring day fun!

Phrankie Bell last year

Mallaigh Slattery

Woah. That's a great idea!.

Mallaigh Slattery last year

Nalia Breeden

Love your penmanship

Nalia Breeden last year

Joanne Rosa

Just got my note pad and starting today!

Joanne Rosa last year

Taylor B..(:

This is do touching I just started (mine doesn't look as awesome as yours). I'm eager to see more guides! Thanks for this unique and genius work of art

Taylor B..(: last year

T Lattisaw

Oh wow....I love this. I write in my journal just about everyday. Integrating this will make it all the informative. Thanks....awesome!!!!

T Lattisaw last year

Lara Lima

Best snap guide I've seen!!

Lara Lima last year

Brittney Riley

I love this guide. My grandma uses a calendar instead of a journal and has been filling in the boxes everyday for the last 50 years (in very tiny, and very neat writing). I love going through them with her because they trigger so many wonderful stories she never would have remembered.

Brittney Riley last year

LaKeesha Fradella

This is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!! You've made my day. Thank you.

LaKeesha Fradella last year

Adrian Noronha

This is absolutely marvelous! Beautiful, artistic and so creative! You sir are a genius!

Adrian Noronha last year

Anne Williamson

Nice!

Anne Williamson last year

Kim Davis

You are inspiring :)

Kim Davis last year

Alyce Myers

Great ideas!

Alyce Myers last year

Kenzi Janae

Do you do this every day?

Kenzi Janae last year

Tammy Ogden

Going to use this with my patients' in therapy....great idea

Tammy Ogden last year

Melisa Lopez

Good idea

Melisa Lopez last year

Aaron Lewis

@Lizzie check out step five.

(author) last year

Lizzie King

I don't get what ur suppose to write in it

Lizzie King last year

McKenna Wizner

Love this!!!! Great idea!

McKenna Wizner last year

Shaban Barlovic

It's great

Shaban Barlovic last year

Jaiden L.

Cool.

Jaiden L. last year

Aaron Lewis

Thanks everyone!

(author) last year

Evan Gartley

Cool, I'll try it. Happy Easter!

Evan Gartley last year

Christopher Mendez

Inspired!

Christopher Mendez last year

maeve griffin

I love this idea

maeve griffin last year

Sabrina Coelho

What a great, unusual idea! Imma try it out!

Sabrina Coelho last year

Michael Delp

This guide is a fine visual reminder of the same process.

Michael Delp last year

Michael Delp

Peter Matthiessen rises everyday, and on the way to his study, strikes a wooden mallet on a tree stump....knock....knock...knock.knock.knock.knock.KNOCK! Which, translated means: pay attention, pay attention, pay attention. Your life is moving very fast!

Michael Delp last year

Santiago Gomez De Maintenant

Awsome tip. Better with a moleskine notebook!!!

Santiago Gomez De Maintenant last year

Lauren Alpine

Wow! I can't wait to get started!! If only I had a notebook . . .

Lauren Alpine last year

N S

One of the best ideas ever. Definitely giving this a try.

N S last year

Sarah W Grant

Heck yeah. I am all over this. Truly excellent advice.

Sarah W Grant last year

Quristeen Brown

Finna start 2morow

Quristeen Brown last year

Daniel Raffel

What a great set of suggestions for documenting memorable moments!

Daniel Raffel last year

Daniel Martinez

@ C B : And/or a documentary! 👍

Daniel Martinez last year

Amanda Max

👍❤📝 love this.

Amanda Max last year

Lasse F S

Cool.

Lasse F S last year

C B

Very cool, very impressive...the idea would make a good movie!

C B last year

Shannon McCook

Awesome! Pens with small points are the best. Small hand-writers, unite!

Shannon McCook last year

Poeka Boland

Life changing art

Poeka Boland last year

Anna Rebel

I love it!

Anna Rebel last year

Aaron Lewis

Pigma Micron

(author) last year

Amanda Max

What kind of pen is that?

Amanda Max last year

Be first to comment on Step 2.

Ellie Kneeland

I was totally gonna say 'good call'. Weird.

Ellie Kneeland 10 months ago

Rane Body Decor

Good call!

Rane Body Decor 11 months ago

Allie Dearest

What an amazing thought

Allie Dearest 12 months ago

Be first to comment on Step 4.

Ellie Kneeland

Rite in the Rain! I have a sweet little green binder with almost entirely empty pages by that company! Maybe I'll re- dedicate it now.

Ellie Kneeland 10 months ago

Tom Titlow

This is a cool idea

Tom Titlow last year

Claudia Nichole

So doing this!

Claudia Nichole last month

V B

Well said.

V B last month

Mel B

Love

Mel B 10 months ago

Steffi Gray

agree!

Steffi Gray 11 months ago

Erin Dodds

That is a beautiful sentiment!

Erin Dodds last year

Lara Lima

This is beautiful

Lara Lima last year

Donald West

Excellent! Simple but with profound wisdom.

Donald West last year