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How mini-oases, yes the plural of oasis, is my go to life-hack for getting things done. Tune in for more!

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00:00:01 --> 00:00:12 Tune in for how Mini-Oases, yes the plural of oasis, is my go-to life hack for getting things done.

00:00:12 --> 00:00:22 Hello and welcome to MoMo634, the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:22 --> 00:00:26 MoMo634, Motivational Moments just for today.

00:00:44 --> 00:00:48 I've mentioned that I'm a voracious reader.

00:00:48 --> 00:00:55 I've read 30 books this year so far, with three of them over this past weekend.

00:00:55 --> 00:01:04 Meanwhile, I work on several projects daily, and my latest one took up most of my weekend, with one problem or another.

00:01:04 --> 00:01:09 So just how did I manage to read three books?

00:01:09 --> 00:01:10 Mini-Oases.

00:01:11 --> 00:01:16 Certainly you know by now of my fondness for television shows.

00:01:16 --> 00:01:19 The older the better.

00:01:19 --> 00:01:24 On Saturday Night Live, there was a recurring skit after Mike Myers departed.

00:01:24 --> 00:01:31 He came back as a guest host, and it was set in a chamber of the British Parliament.

00:01:31 --> 00:01:41 I couldn't tell you anything about what was being said, though I'm acquainted with the House of Lords from reading Jane Austen and other Regency-inspired books.

00:01:42 --> 00:01:55 However, what captured my attention was the guy in the skit who kept interrupting his fellow peers to wax poetic about Noel and Liam Gallagher shouting, OASES!

00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 THE BEST BAND EVER!

00:01:58 --> 00:02:02 numerous times during each skit.

00:02:02 --> 00:02:08 I could have just as easily named this episode Islands in the Stream, but I think you get the idea.

00:02:10 --> 00:02:20 As I've mentioned in the episodes on systems, calendaring, scheduling, and goals, I'm a big fan of rewarding myself to do the work.

00:02:20 --> 00:02:31 With as many projects as I work on, there's plenty of variety to keep me interested, but I still have to gamify it as a way of staying on task.

00:02:31 --> 00:02:34 I consider these to be oases in the desert of work.

00:02:35 --> 00:02:46 just something to get me to the next mirage and reward myself with a few chapters or a short mobile game break or social media break and then right back to it.

00:02:46 --> 00:02:52 Pretty soon I've read a number of books and met my deliverables.

00:02:52 --> 00:03:05 Ecclesiastes 9 10 says whatever you find to do with your hands do it with all your might for in the grave where you are going there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

00:03:07 --> 00:03:14 Life is short, so I look for ways to fit in things that I like to do before I'm too tired to think.

00:03:14 --> 00:03:19 I work very hard, but I play hard also.

00:03:19 --> 00:03:31 Consider also Acts 3.20, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and that he may send Jesus the Christ who has been appointed for you.

00:03:33 --> 00:03:37 Our meme for today says, hard work is important.

00:03:37 --> 00:03:43 However, efficient planning will get you refreshing breaks as well.

00:03:43 --> 00:03:47 What are your best tips for building breaks into your day?

00:03:47 --> 00:03:48 Chime in below.

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