Comments on: sunday life: try a “think week” http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2009/10/sunday-life-try-a-think-week/ the official blog of Sarah Wilson, journalist, columnist, TV personality Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mike vallender http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2009/10/sunday-life-try-a-think-week/#comment-84 mike vallender Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:17:31 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=55#comment-84 Hello Sarah, The Bill Gates think week is a great idea. Not necessarily the idea that we should go for week in woods and read good books and come up with multi-billion dollar world changing thoughts; just that every now and then stepping out of our own reality inertia to get a glimpse at where things might be going could be a smart thing to do. I seemed to work for Bill! What is also worth noting about Bill is that for a good part of the rest of his life he worked and executed his ideas like a zealot. When he retired as MS CEO to focus among other things on his mission to cure the world of Malaria see http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html One has to wonder if it wasn't in one of those weeks he scrawled on his butchers paper: - Cure Malaria Cheers Mike Hello Sarah,

The Bill Gates think week is a great idea. Not necessarily the idea that we should go for week in woods and read good books and come up with multi-billion dollar world changing thoughts; just that every now and then stepping out of our own reality inertia to get a glimpse at where things might be going could be a smart thing to do. I seemed to work for Bill!

What is also worth noting about Bill is that for a good part of the rest of his life he worked and executed his ideas like a zealot.

When he retired as MS CEO to focus among other things on his mission to cure the world of Malaria

see http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

One has to wonder if it wasn’t in one of those weeks he scrawled on his butchers paper:

- Cure Malaria

Cheers

Mike

]]> By: LTLsisaleo http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2009/10/sunday-life-try-a-think-week/#comment-67 LTLsisaleo Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:39:56 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=55#comment-67 every1 needs a think week or day. just to reflect or just reboot 1 self and c if you r happy with what u r doing. what ive found though is not to b cluttered by the thoughts from other ppl and follow what the space and and body tells u. most of the time it will b correct and if it isnt its an opportunity for a lesson to b learned. every1 needs a think week or day. just to reflect or just reboot 1 self and c if you r happy with what u r doing. what ive found though is not to b cluttered by the thoughts from other ppl and follow what the space and and body tells u. most of the time it will b correct and if it isnt its an opportunity for a lesson to b learned.

]]> By: Christen http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2009/10/sunday-life-try-a-think-week/#comment-65 Christen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=55#comment-65 Sarah I too have been engaged in a serious think-tank - doing a post mortem of my 10 year marriage break-up...sigh... There's nothing like a good ol' brain dump to refresh the spirit and reinvigorate the soul. I LOVE lists - re-examining life and setting new goals is seriously therapeutic. I'd rather be in Bali, but I've discovered the next best thing is to wake up really early before anyone else wakens to run a bath. Bubbles and scented candles are a must. Relaxing in the solitude of the early morning, it's amazing how your mind can achieve both perfect stillness and clarity of vision. Having previously been a late-riser and shower person this is a revelation to me. I had to laugh about your 'crisp new journal' - yep that will freeze me up EVERY SINGLE time. No perfect bound journals for me - it's either laptop or looseleaf diary - I like to change things around! Sarah I too have been engaged in a serious think-tank – doing a post mortem of my 10 year marriage break-up…sigh… There’s nothing like a good ol’ brain dump to refresh the spirit and reinvigorate the soul. I LOVE lists – re-examining life and setting new goals is seriously therapeutic.

I’d rather be in Bali, but I’ve discovered the next best thing is to wake up really early before anyone else wakens to run a bath. Bubbles and scented candles are a must. Relaxing in the solitude of the early morning, it’s amazing how your mind can achieve both perfect stillness and clarity of vision. Having previously been a late-riser and shower person this is a revelation to me.

I had to laugh about your ‘crisp new journal’ – yep that will freeze me up EVERY SINGLE time. No perfect bound journals for me – it’s either laptop or looseleaf diary – I like to change things around!

]]> By: jo - livingsavvy http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2009/10/sunday-life-try-a-think-week/#comment-64 jo - livingsavvy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:19:22 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=55#comment-64 I reflected on the need for thinking time in my blog how can slow cup of tea do more for you then a health spa. I find it difficult to sit in silence without breaking out in hives (I am serious, each week after the breathing exercises at yoga where I sit still for less than 15 minutes ...I break out in body itches) I believe that ‘time out’ provides the vital space needed for new understandings and insights to emerge but I struggle to find the time (& desire) to sit in stillness. I’ve found that the most ordinary moments in my day can be very useful for thinking time. The trick for me is to have a question or issue that is clear in my head to think on that way when I am running or getting the kids back to sleep or driving and listening to the radio my thoughts have somewhere to start and where they end up is quiet extraordinary. I reflected on the need for thinking time in my blog how can slow cup of tea do more for you then a health spa. I find it difficult to sit in silence without breaking out in hives (I am serious, each week after the breathing exercises at yoga where I sit still for less than 15 minutes …I break out in body itches) I believe that ‘time out’ provides the vital space needed for new understandings and insights to emerge but I struggle to find the time (& desire) to sit in stillness. I’ve found that the most ordinary moments in my day can be very useful for thinking time. The trick for me is to have a question or issue that is clear in my head to think on that way when I am running or getting the kids back to sleep or driving and listening to the radio my thoughts have somewhere to start and where they end up is quiet extraordinary.

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