A Lifetime of Three Good Qualities: Good Habits, Good Personality, Good Fortune

Author: Chang Chenzi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Balanced Pace: Master both work and life. When you feel like you can't take it anymore, stop. Give yourself a day off. Whether it's a holiday, a sick day, or any day, relax and enjoy yourself to the fullest. Afterwards, the changes in your body will amaze you and leave you speechless. American Elena James runs a real estate brokerage business while also writing books, achieving significant success in her career. Regarding her impressive achievements, she attributes them to her good habits. Even in every small decision, she has such insights, for example, in her approach to daily work, she once stated:
Occasionally looking back, I truly feel that those years were nothing but work—like a tightly wound clock that never stopped. I set too many goals, with one deadline following another, making it impossible to breathe. I really wanted to split myself in half, but even that couldn’t handle the flood of documents, materials, and archives that came every day. I didn’t plan to be more relaxed, and as a result, I had to complete work that should have taken two weeks in just five days. I felt like I couldn’t take it anymore, as if everything was about to fall apart. Have you ever felt this way? It’s like everything is urgent and burning, even if you’re spinning like a top, you still can’t solve the problems. I’ve been in this situation, and now I know how to deal with it.
That time, I couldn’t take it anymore. Even though I knew there were many things waiting to be done, I still gave myself a day off. One morning, I shut down my computer, left the office, and let the phone ring nonstop. I went for a comfortable walk on the beach. I strolled into a small but quite elegant café and enjoyed a peaceful lunch. By the afternoon, having spent the morning in such a blissful atmosphere, I went to a movie theater and watched a film I’d long wanted to see but never had time for. In the evening, on my way home, I couldn’t help but stop at a beautiful public garden and fully appreciate the birdsong, flowers, and the indescribable beauty of the sunset.
When I got home, I cooked a hearty dinner, watched my favorite movie discs, and then happily drifted off to sleep. Throughout that day, I didn’t spend a single minute thinking about work. I didn’t bring up work-related matters at the wrong time to ruin my mood, because I knew that even if I didn’t think about it, my subconscious was still working for me. Even as I slept, it was tirelessly at work.
The next morning, when I woke up, I felt an incredible clarity in my mind. I knew exactly what I needed to do in the coming days to complete the work on time. I threw myself into my work with unprecedented energy, fully committed and motivated—such a state I hadn’t experienced in a long time. As a result, all tasks were completed as planned, and I even had a little extra time in the afternoon. I know that relying on the subconscious to work sounds a bit mystical, but it really works. Next time, when you