I was with my friend some time ago and we were discussing how time is no longer enough. We start a task and before you know it, the day is over and when you check, we have not finished half the task. Sometimes I wish I had more time, sometimes I wish I could borrow extra time, but the truth is that I can not, and it’s not easy dealing with tons of work with barely enough time to finish. I guess my friend is right, when you look at it, we are not really under pressure to finish, we just put ourselves under pressure.
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I do not feel like I am doing too much, on the contrary, I feel like I am not doing enough and it is affecting how I look at time. I have often been told to calm down and allow myself to breathe, and I even give that advice a lot to people, but then I do not take my own advice because I am busy setting up deadlines that are impossible to meet with the way I set them up. I want to read 10 chapters of a book in one day, and at the same time I have a presentation to prepare for. These are two tasks that require a lot of time to research and fully execute, but instead of giving it time, I put myself under pressure by doing them together.
I’ve been advised to draw a scale of preference to help me manage my time, and if I am being honest, I need to start taking those advice alongside the ones I give to others. I guess it should go a long way in making me feel fulfilled with the time I spend working. There is often a lot to do, and I am often overwhelmed because I keep forgetting that time for rest is as important as the time for work.
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