Rebooting for me includes a good soak in the sauna, yoga or pilates session to clear my head. I find that relaxing or doing the complete opposite by shocking my system like sand running and finishing with a freezing dive through the waves does the trick. That or travel! Experiencing something new gives me new perspective and inspiration.

Nice work!

@Johnny Thanks dude.
@Sid Nice technique, I’ve tried it but because I tried setting my start pages as my default page, I quickly started just ignoring it by default also.
@Colin “not-as-productive-as-I-could-have-been” is actually what prompted me to start this reboot. I couldn’t agree more, and know exactly what you mean with the haircut. There’s just something great about a reset mindset and a haircut…the power of the fresh…re-start.

Cool detailed step by step guide how to reboot! I have the same thing that I just don’t feel like working on something!

I think the best way is to once a year take a good 3-6 week vacation to totally recharge

Cheers
Diggy

Interesting – looks a lot like one of the processes in my weekly review, but I like the addition of information sources

I use start pages in my browser to keep myself focused, I put them online for anyone to use:

http://sidsavara.com/start-pages

Still working on adding more =). Keep me focused throughout the day, but a weekly/monthly reboot doesn’t hurt

I haven’t been very successful clearly defining everything I want to accomplish. I am afraid that overly planning everything will de-humanize the process of personal development and exploration.

I definitely see the value and importance of your approach though. Maybe it is time for my first “annual review” like Alan recommends.

I went through a mini-reboot last night; definitely needed after several days of not-as-productive-as-I-could-have-been living (it’s tricky to mix work with trying to establish a social life from scratch, let me tell you!).

I find that doing something to change the way I look or feel helps when I reboot…for example, I finally went and got a haircut today. It’s a physical manifestation of the mental changeover, and it always seems to help ‘lock in’ the changes that are made for me.

I really like how you’re using specific examples in your posts. It helps readers like me hold on to what you’re saying. You’re practicing what you’re preaching brother!