People First Policy

We have a finite amount of hours per day (duh) and there are many things vying for our attention. In order to prioritize, I use something called the "People First Policy". The PFP states that given the choice between two activities, first weigh the activity that involves people higher than the rest and then reconsider your motivations for what you want. This is important because in the age of electronics we use many fancy distractions to appease our laziness or fear from interacting socially.

This is not to say that some solo activities like reading, writing, or working on a hobby are less important than being social or that socializing is always more rewarding than solo time. What PFP does is force to look at your motivations. When you choose to sit in front of the computer, are you being productive or just being lazy or fearful of the outside world?

Full Disclosure: in general I require more alone time than social time... but my alone time is put to productive use