In the recent reconstruction of my website I wanted it to work well in the mobile format. In the first draft, the text was tight from the left side of the phone to the right side. No blank spaces. No white space. All this text. It didn’t feel good to me.
Have ever found yourself driving down the middle of the road instead of in your own lane? The same thing happened to me on the way to our holiday spot. Next time check to see if you are feeling any anxiety before you move back into your lane. Then look to see if there are shoulders on the road sides. I was driving in the middle of the road because I was working to alleviate my anxiety… there were no shoulders, no wiggle room, no margins. Just a very very steep drop.
Did you realize that books are more happily enjoyed if there are wide left and right blank margins? Indeed wide margin books are chosen first!
Did you also know that if you add margins into your life… you will have a better life? Less anxiety, less worry, less weight on your shoulders. Essentially blank spaces, wiggle room, margins – inserted into all the aspects of your life such as your finances, your work, your health, your family and other relationships, even your spirituality will improve your life.
How do you know if building margins in your life are necessary? Do you find yourself on edge, angry, snappy, stressed, anxious or even depressed?
Sometimes just a baby step is needed to have a better life – it might be as simple as building in margins.