Today life has become so fast paced that
we all often take refuge in memories of good olden days when things moved easy
, competition was less and social setups kept one going.But don’t they say ..”What cannot be
cured must be endured”. keeping this fact in mind , let’s look at the 5 ways
that can help us create more time in life. each one of them does emphasize the
basics to be sorted but unless we are ready to step out of our comfort zones ,
I feel that creating more time will only be a distant dream to realize
.1. PLANNING AND PRIORTIZING TASKS A NIGHT
BEFORE AND PENNING IT DOWN:It is often said that best results are generated at the end of the
day if the best ideas are jotted an evening before or at the beginning of the
day! Its just a matter of creating a focused approach by writing it in a diary
and retaining it as a ready reckoner to small and big goals , remembering small
stuff and be on the top of it all.Planning a night before (preferably) or
max by early morning and keeping it at a place where referring it a couple of
times is possible can be bulls-eye.
2.
EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE:This one may be too cliché and old
school but believe me it has to be followed to see the magic. If one tweaks a
little of early to bed / early to rise routine , creating time would be no big
deal.On a more personal level , I feel a 45
minutes- 1 hour sleep in the afternoon , can be refreshing and great to extend
the waking hours and hence more time.
3.
STICK TO SCHEDULES AND BE ORGANISED:There are times you are labelled as
perfectionists if you stick to your focus on what you have set out to achieve.
But if you do not , the damage done is quite big indeed.Initiate it in your or your kid’s life
quite early on in life.introducing ids to these concepts of
living an organised life is absorbed as naturally as water to sponge....You
need to put your inhibitions aside though.
4.
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF SYNERGISTIC
INPUTS FOR LARGER BENEFIT:One cannot “Be all and know all” but if
you are part of right groups (plenty out there !!) and can entrust your needs
to the right people / domain experts , you would have some breathing space for
yourself and avoid everyday menial jobs to eat into your time. A very simple
example could be outsourcing the regular days work of your child / household
tasks while you supervise and do more skill based stuff on your own
.5.
CREATING TIME ON OLD MINDSETS IS NOT
POSSIBLE:How about rewriting your mental scripts /
beliefs that support your goals of getting up early , being more planned ,
organised and sticking to schedules.
- Remind yourself of big pay-offs to such simple changes.
- one master script that can support long time would be ..”I WILL DO IT NOW OR IT WILL NEVER GET IT DONE.”
If these are too big and over-whelming
changes for you , go slow but steady. Approach them one by one and take your
time. Do not be flustered if you fail in first few times, isn’t it said ..there
are no free lunches in life!
