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Today's tip is to try things for three to six months.

If you are not sure about something, aim to do it for a trial period and see how it goes.

Few things have to be done forever.

But you also want to give things enough runway that they can take off if they are going to.

In Big Time, my new book about time management,

I talk about being open to serendipity.

Creating a rich and full life means being open to serendipity. Creating a rich and full life means being open to new opportunities and adventures and relationships,

some of which could turn out to be fantastic.

Of course, it's hard to know what will be a good use of your time and what won't be.

You might join a volunteer group looking to make more friends and find it tough going.

You may take a pottery class and feel frustrated with the work.

You might start a newsletter hoping to build a platform about a book idea,

but it can feel like a slog. You don't really know

if something is the right thing to do or not. So why not try it as an experiment? You want to give

things enough time to get somewhere, but you also don't want to feel oppressed that you're going

to have to do something forever. You should feel free to pull the plug if't want to feel oppressed that you're going to have to do something forever.

You should feel free to pull the plug if you want after enough time.

So give things three to six months.

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