Hi there! Greetings from The Free Circle.
Today, we will be looking at Time Management and how it can help you relieve stress. We hope this piece meets you well.
There are 24 hours in a day yet isn’t it funny that as much as it is, some of us still find it hard to work with it? A lot of us complain of how there aren’t enough hours in a day to do all that needs to be done. We end up taking up so much responsibilities and trying to carry them out all at once thereby inducing a truck load of stress on us.
Some of us even develop Anxiety because we can’t seem to carry out those many responsibilities we have taken up.
Understand this: Doing things you don’t want to do just to seem like a good person doesn’t make you a good person. It will only cause you harm mentally. And in the event, you are unable to complete these tasks, you’ll be termed a bad person, all because you wanted to come across as a good person. Try your best not to conform to other people’s definition of “good”.
So, how can you do better? How can you “Take. Your. Time.”?
You have to first Set your Priorities!
If you are familiar with Economics, there is something known as a Scale of Preference.
A Scale of Preference is simply the arrangement of things wanted according to their relative importance. You could even say; it is a list of things you want, with the most important ones at the top and you can only get them when you have enough resources to.
It is important that you make a Scale of Preference as regards your activities. Putting the ones most important to you at the top and using the resources you have at a time to tackle them. Don’t go trying to solve more tasks with less resources. It won’t be enough and you won’t achieve much. You will only stress yourself mentally and you won’t be able to give your best at any of the tasks.
Next, you have to Set Boundaries!
This step cannot be overemphasized. Many of us do not know how and when to set boundaries. We break our own rules for people who we know won’t even bend theirs for our sake. Anyway, we are not focusing on other people, we are focusing on us. You have to set your boundaries.
It is important to also note that Human beings are selfish/self-centered. It is almost a natural thing of some sort though some of us are better at controlling ourselves than others. Allowing unrestricted access to yourself is very harmful. No one is saying you should not be open but you have to set boundaries. It is healthy for your Mental Health.
Perhaps you are reading and thinking of the many people who you may disappoint if you choose to do this. Know this: If they are really people who love and care about you, they would understand. A person who loves and cares about you wouldn’t want to stress you in anyway. Infact they would love for you to thrive in all ramifications, because the truth is that everyone wants the best version of you, not the tired you or the mentally exhausted you but the best version of you. So it is important to always take things easy and take on responsibilities according to your resources. Don’t overwork yourself in a bid to please anybody. If anything happens to you, the world and those very people will find other ways and life will go on.
We know a lot of us have been victims of this. Yes, we really want to help, yes we really want to do so much for everybody. But there is just one of you, so please take it easy. Take. Your. Time.
Don’t deprive yourself of peace and joy because you want to please the world. The world needs the best version of you. Don’t forget that!
And that, dear reader is all we have for you today. We hope we’ve been able to help you in some small measure.
Our Quote for today is from Paul Coelho: When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you’re not saying ‘no’ to yourself.
Remember, you can not do anything right if you’re not thinking right.
We love you. God loves you. We wish you the best of everything. Keep Thriving!
You can also let us know what you think about this post in the comment section and share your thoughts with the Circle. Have a productive day. Oh, and you can also share so other people who feel this way can finally make a change. Bye for now.
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