Less of That…

So I posted my list of things that I am going to do more of, but time does not come in an infi­nite sup­ply.  Thus in order to accom­plish more of what I want to do, I offer up a list of things I hope to do less of in 2009.

In 2009 I plan to do less:

• Check­ing My Email — Yes email is a nec­es­sary evil, but it can become a colos­sal dis­trac­tion.  Atten­tion man­age­ment is key to suc­cess for 2009, and email rep­re­sents a huge obsta­cle as it is a con­stant dis­trac­tion.  My strat­egy is to check it much less, take imme­di­ate action on mes­sages, make more calls to take advan­tage of wind­shield time, and get out of my inbox.
• Watch­ing Tele­vi­sion — This is a no-brainer.  I try to keep TV to a min­i­mum, but it is tough.  I still find myself watch­ing reruns of shows that I have seen 5 times, when I should be sleep­ing.  No cable makes it eas­ier, but still I can do more to watch less.  So this year I hope to watch just a few select shows and elim­i­nate much of my surf­ing time.
• Eat­ing Fast Food — I love fast food.  I know it is ter­ri­ble for me, but damn is it tasty.  Still, I know that I can eas­ily elim­i­nate much of it from my diet pretty eas­ily.  I know I will not get rid of this vice com­pletely, but less is attainable.
• Mind­less Web Surf­ing — Much like tele­vi­sion, the web rep­re­sents an end­less stream of dis­trac­tions.  I plan to be more dis­ci­plined about where and when I surf the web.  Yes there is value in explo­ration, but I have a lot to accom­plish.  I will let oth­ers do more explor­ing and point me in the right direction.
• Com­plain­ing — I am so lucky in so many ways.  Yeah, I know I will bitch and moan about things in 2009, but I need to keep it to a min­i­mum.  Com­plaints should be accom­pa­nied by sug­ges­tions and solu­tions, and not just empty whin­ing.    I want to be a source of pos­i­tive energy, and com­plain­ing does not jive with that so well.
• Wor­ry­ing — Just a waste of time.  It is good to be cau­tious.  It is good to be care­ful.   It is silly to worry about that which we can’t con­trol.  Wor­ry­ing drains phys­i­cal and psy­cho­log­i­cal energy, and takes us out of the moment.  Damn if that Bobby McFer­rin wasn’t right.  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

So there is my less of list for 2009.  What about you?  What will you attempt to elim­i­nate or reduce in 2009?