• when in traffic, take time to sleep. or interview yourself. the forced silence when you have to sit alone could help you in reevaluating your self.
  • when you have to wait in line anywhere, and you have time to spare anyway, wait. there is a good chance that you’d end up buying only half of whatever is in your basket or cart. you know: needs versus wants.
  • when reading something, and you own the book anyway, write marginal notes. or keep a little notebook to jot down little bursts of ideas, sentiments or realizations. it’s always nice to be able to take away a little something from whatever you read.
  • when you feel like eating but you aren’t quite sure what you want to eat, walk around and see all your choices. by doing so, you’ve already eaten with your eyes. if you’re lucky, you’d realize you aren’t so hungry afterall.
  • when shopping for toiletry, buy the smaller sizes. if you like what you bought, you’d use it to the last drop and could always buy again. if you don’t like or grow tired of what you bought, at least you don’t waste an entire 200 ml. bottle of shampoo.
  • when you feel like splurging on restaurant dining, try something or somewhere new every so often.
  • when you cannot help but wash your hands more often than you think you should, put in a drop or two of moisturizer with your hand soap.
  • if it doesn’t feel right to say yes, don’t. resentment is a lot of weight to carry around.