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Awhile back, I noticed that my days were getting hectic. I found myself wishing there were more hours in the day.
Toward the evening, I would be getting ready for bed wondering where all my time went. It wasn’t that I wasn’t getting stuff done, I just felt like I could be doing a lot more
At some point, it finally struck me that I should actually sit down and figure it out. As a result of that endeavor, I’ve discovered the following 8 simple tips for having a more productive day.
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From thought to action. Without that transition, nothing would ever get done. Whether we’re talking about personal growth or doing something for work, it isn’t enough just to wish it to be.
We can focus on what we want to happen with all of our intellectual might, see the results in our mind’s eye, and use all the positive thinking in the world, but if, at the end of the day, we don’t take action, it will all be for nought.
I don’t think any of this is controversial. We can all agree that to get something done, we need to actually do something. The question I set out to investigate was why I so often have such a hard time making that transition.
There are many people out there who would label me “lazy,” at times. Sometimes I have something I’m supposed to do and I just can’t bring myself to do it. Instead of accepting that label, I set out to discover the real reasons behind my occasional procrastination.
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“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” ~Socrates
We’re exhausted. We’re overwhelmed. We’re so badly overworked. But above all, we’re just plain too busy: Too busy to relax, too busy to have fun, too busy to do what we really want to do.
Have you ever met anyone who was not too busy? Someone who, despite having to pay the bills, wash the dishes, and do the laundry always had abundant time left over to use as they pleased? I once met a person like that. I was so impressed that I married him.
When I first met my husband, I was very busy. There were so many things I wanted but had no time for. So many dreams were sitting on the shelf collecting dust. Forget about dreams, I was so busy that I hardly even had time to rest.
Gradually, I began to figure out how my husband avoids the busy trap. By the time we had a child, house, and a multitude of other duties and responsibilities that I never had before, I found myself a lot less busy. I took my dreams off the shelf, dusted them off, and went for it! I picked up singing, wrote a book, and started this blog. And, against all odds, I still found time to relax!
That’s when I realized that being busy goes far beyond the number of things that we have to do.
Hi! Maya here! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm a writer, researcher, singer, and mom. I'm passionate about passion, and my mission is to help bring passion into every aspect of our lives, from our jobs to our relationships. Click here to read more.
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