κατά τη διάρκεια του COVID-19
Είναι το COVID-19 μια φοβερή καταστροφή ή μια άνευ προηγουμένου ευκαιρία; Μπορεί να είναι και τα δύο. το αποτέλεσμα είναι εν μέρει η επιλογή σας.

Ασκήσεις κατά τη διάρκεια του Webinar:

1. Πόσος χρόνος μου μένει; Δοκιμάστε το Death clock ή το Mortality extension
2. Πώς μοιάζει ο «τροχός της ζωής σας»; 
3. Διαδικτυακό συμβόλαιο αλλαγής συμπεριφοράς
4. Μάθετε πώς να εργάζεστε πιο έξυπνα
5. Κάντε μια επαφή: πείτε γειά σε κάποιον που δε γνωρίζετε.

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​Δείτε ολόκληρο το κείμενο με τις προτεινόμενες επιλογές εδώ.

Is COVID-19 a terrible disaster or an unprecedented opportunity? It can be both; the outcome is partially your choice.
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Dream, Immerse, Grow (D.I.G. )
“If it’s to be it’s up to me,” they say. Due to the quarantine measures, you have an unprecedented opportunity to Dream, Immerse & Grow; to re-examine your values and your life and to plan and prepare for your future. You also have the chance to spend time and connect with loved ones - or you can choose to spend this time watching the news and complaining about the situation. It’s up to you! 

Here are three recommendations, for those who wish to adopt the second perspective.

1. Awareness: examine your life.
2. Review your professional and personal goals. 
3. Consider options for using time productively while in quarantine, and align these with your #2 above.

1. AWARENESS

The X/3 Formula
Today, a 50 year old in a developed country expects to live another 30 years.

The truth is we spend 8 hours at work and 8 hours per day asleep. That leaves 8 hours for personal activities. Using the X/3 Formula you can calculate how many years of life you have left. According to the formula, your Remaining time on this planet = [Life expectancy] - [Your age] / 3. 

​Here is a working example for the 50 year old: [80] - [50] / 3 = 10 years!
(I know, the 50 yr old will retire, which will allow a little more personal time).

What will you do to ensure you make the most of your personal time left? What will you not do anymore?

What does your “wheel of life” look like? 
This exercise will allow you to assess the different areas in your life. Use a grade from 0 (low) to 10 (high) to assess each area, and place a mark on each radius. When you are done, connect the dots. Does your wheel look round and inflated? What areas would you like to improve?

2. GOALS

Connect with your values 
Where do you want to be in a few years? What would you like to do, be, or have? What do you enjoy spending time on? What will make you healthier, happier and more prosperous? What are your priorities? 

How are you doing with your No1?Consider the following. If you could only work on one skill, which one would yield the most benefits? Which one of your “shares” would produce the most value, if you decided to invest on it? With that in mind, what is your No1 priority at work (or in life)? Why? What, then, should be your No1 activity?

OK, so how are you doing with your No1? Does your daily activity correspond to your priorities? If not, why?

Plan
What do you need to do? What do you need to learn? Who can help you? Who or what
can stop you? What will you do? When? How? 

This online behaviour change contract will help you commit to what you will decide to change and describe how. Tailor it to your needs, choose your rewards/punishments, decide on your plan, set a deadline, and receive your contract on your email. Then follow it!

3. OPTIONS FOR USING YOUR TIME

If you chose to D.I.G., here is a (brief) list of some options for you.

Professional development 
Learn new skills, build or refresh your CV and LinkedIn profile, apply for new jobs, create your website (using wordpress, wix, weebly, etc.). 

Personal development
Learn how to search or power search on Google, develop some of the top 10 most wanted skills (problem solving, critical thinking, communication, etc.), get an online degree, attend a MOOC (e.g., Learning how to teach online, Happiness) or complete micro courses, watch TED Talks, listen to podcasts while doing other things, become an expert user of different software from Accounting to Yoga Studio Management.

Relax 
Meditate, listen to music from thousands of internet radio stations or Spotify, improve your dancing skills, or attend YouTube classes on virtually anything.

​Exercise
Download nutrition and fitness apps or get fit working out with online instructors (without any equipment), lose those extra kilos.

General 
Learn how to work smarter (e.g., dictate to your phone/computer instead of typing), cook, read, work on your stress or anger management, assertiveness, communication skills, get organized, clean up, etc.  

Social
Connect with family, relatives and friends using one of many teleconference options (Skype, Zoom, Google hangouts, Facebook), help others.  

With the kiddies
Spend time playing with your children, go through the 24 killer websites that make you cleverer and pick your weapons together, etc. 

CONCLUSION

There is plenty of time for self-pity and misery or time to D.I.G. (Dream, Immerse, Grow) and to connect with loved ones. What will you choose? 

Well done, I thought so!

RELATED RESOURCES

Books 
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Idiots are invincible: The fool-proof “Ro” method for solving problems, dealing with challenges - and enjoying the process!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Articles listing productive things to do
161 Productive Things To Do When Quarantined 
100 useful things you can do to kill boredom
100 things to do while stuck inside
How to Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy While COVID-19 Has You Stuck at Home

Calendars with one idea per day
The Greater Good Happiness calendar (integrates with your calendar)
The 365-Day Happiness Challenge Guaranteed to Change Your Life


©Angelos Rodafinos, Author Idiots are Invincible and Prince to Frog and vice versa
Cartoons: K. Papantoniou