Mindful use of Time
There
are 1,440 minutes in each day. On average we spend between 360 – 480 minutes of
that time sleeping or perhaps, should I say that we would benefit from getting that
amount of sleep each night. That leaves approximately let’s say about 1,000
minutes for the rest of what we need to do for our life’s requirements.
There
can be a sense or thought of “I never have time” or “There’s not enough time in
the day” you know the feeling. I’m sure you have been here with me at times and
then what about the “Where did the time go” or “ I can’t believe it’s been a
year already.”
“Time’s flying” yes you can resonate with me, can’t you !!. Have you ever thought of it like this, every
day you have the same amount of time, you cannot add in more time, you can’t take
away any time and a sure fact - you can’t carry it over to the next day as it’s
already gone, yet how much of that time do you just aimlessly waste away on
non-beneficial things like social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat or
whatever the new social media trend is), overthinking, staying in bed late, gossiping,
frustrated, angry and so on.
Now
before you go “Here we go another Tech free warrior spouting on!” I am by no
means saying that technology and social media are not beneficial, sure this is
probably where you are reading this blog from right now on some platform. What
I am saying is, it does have a place most definitely and it is an amazing tool, however, it does have its drawbacks. It can have a sort of habitual pull for us
where it becomes the first thing we turn to instead of just doing nothing.
Doing nothing you say? Well, that’s not productive or beneficial you may say,
doing nothing is a waste of time or boring!
And
then you have all the other things you have to do, you work or have children to
organise, feed, etc or housework and all those day to day things that need your
attention too. Sure it’s no wonder you
have no time!
My point is this, if
time was money and you had to spend it all each day because you couldn’t carry
it over, I’m sure you’d find a way to spend it wisely so why not also use some
of your time wisely for your own benefit.
You see the other thing is that our minds are
overactive all day with the many thoughts, deliberations and dilemmas that the
mind it comes up with.
If we use our understanding of mindfulness and
meditation and various different techniques we can actually reduce these and become more productive and the use of our time could be more beneficial and useful. Less overthinking, less stress,
less anxiousness, which are all of benefit to ourselves.
How
do we do it ?
It
all begins with awareness and attention and you will be sick of hearing this
over and over again. That is what being mindful is, “Being Aware” simple yet
hard at first, but with practice, it gets easier.
Wherever
your attention is will determine how you act or feel or both.
Tips
Plan (Plan your day/week
allowing time for you, including quiet time, meditation or chill out time)
Begin with your attention.
(What are you focusing on?)
List your priorities (What
needs to be done today or now. Where do I need to focus my attention first? What do
I need to say no to?)
Take one task at a time
and complete it fully, 100% and then move onto the next task
Stop Multitasking. It is
not beneficial or productive.
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