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How to stop time
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Pedram Shojai

A BIT ABOUT ME
I am a Taoist monk and doctor of
oriental medicine. Once I realised
I couldn't help the world fast enough
in clinic, I turned to the media.
My mission is to awaken the spirit
of humanity. So many of us are
sleepwalking through life, so I see
my job as helping people wake up
to themselves.

TIPS FOR
NAILING
YOUR TO
DO LIST

TAKE A BREATH
Look at where your heartbeats are
going. Stopping in time can give you
a sense of where you're at and where
you're going. Most of us are just
tumbling down the whitewater - not
even thinking about where we're
headed - and then we're in some dark
alley 20 years later wondering what
on earth happened to our lives.
Learning to stop time happens
when you learn to slow the breath.
Once you can do that, you can
have your finger on the dial of time
and you're back in the driver's seat.

BE REALISTIC
If you stack too
much on your to-do
list you end up not
doing some tasks,
which makes you feel
you're failing. Only
list what you can
reasonably achieve
in a day.

BE BRUTAL
Look at what items
keep getting dragged
forward each day.
Why aren't they
getting done? Can
anything be deleted?
Or delegated?

WATER YOUR FLOWERS

JUST SAY NO
It's one of the strongest words in the
English language. We're such people
pleasers that we can find ourselves
saying 'yes' to everything, but saying
yes to drinks with a colleague means
saying no to your sleep, your dog,
your exercise or whatever else you
had committed that time to. And that

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is what creates stress. There's nothing
wrong with saying 'I love you, I miss
you, but I've got stuff to do'. Then look
at your calendar and find a date that
works for you and gives you a plan to
look forward to.

KEEP MOVING
It's easy to convince yourself that
you don't have time for exercise, but
I can't stress enough how much more
efficient it makes you in the long run.
We're not designed to sit on office
chairs under artificial lights for eight
hours or more every day.
Get up every 25 minutes and
stretch, do some jumping jacks or
lunges, take a brief walk. Movement
sends oxygen to the brain which
not only makes you more productive
but also less likely to become anxious
or depressed.

BA LA N CE November 2017

BE DETERMINED
The Art of Stopping
Time by Pedram
Shojai is published by
Michael Joseph,
price £9.99

Sticking to the plan
is the hard part,
but continually
pushing items back
is unhealthy. Write
your list and, as
much as possible,
stick to it.

The outcome

Everything gets better when you learn to stop time.
Your quality of life, your sex life, your sleep, your
complexion - all of it gets better. Most of us are
running ragged. The best gift you can give
anyone is the gift of time, and the ability to gain
back control of the way they spend it. B

WORDS: LAURA TAIT

I like to use the metaphor of a Life
Garden. If you had room for five or
six 'flowers' in your life, what would
they be? Maybe family, friends, career,
health and hobbies. How much
water do they each need? The water
is in the form of time, energy and
attention. Ask yourself which of
these flowers are withering - and
which are the ones you are watering
too much? Then the way you allocate
your time becomes a conscious
decision, so you're not burdened by
guilt, feeling like there's something
else you should really be doing.



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