When the year started, I used to always complain about how 24 hours a day was not enough and I remember someone telling me I was the problem. I was the problem as in I didn’t know how to manage my time. I disagreed in all angles because it didn’t sit well with me.
Today, I’m so proud of how far I’ve come with managing my time. In fact, I think I’ll admit to what the person said about me not being able to manage my time. Because if I look back at what I was doing compared to now, I’m just happy that I changed.
I’ve read a lot about procrastination and at a point, I thought that was my problem but I realized I was far away from that. You know what my problem was? I wasn’t taking breaks. Yes! I know it sounds weird because not taking breaks should even be the one to help me do a lot of things.
Well, I thought same until I realized that not taking breaks was rather affecting my productivity. I would always be tired and sometimes even break down. There were days I would work so hard but couldn’t point to any tangible progress. And that was because most of things I was working on weren’t complete.
I would mostly just work in circles. How do I even explain this? It’s like working on the same thing for so long and then even forgetting the reason why you are working on it or the main goal behind your project.
After finding out that was my problem, I didn’t even think twice. I just fixed it as soon as I could. I started making sure to take frequent breaks to help me rejuvenate myself from stress. And it started like a joke because I wasn’t really seeing the results, but I later saw how significant those breaks were on my work life. Eventually, I was able to be very productive and even have enough time for myself.
We should try our maximum best to manage our 24 hours well because it’s more than enough. Just sit down and reflect on how you manage your time. Do you procrastinate a lot? Do you not take frequent breaks like I was doing? Whatever it is, just fix it and see how well you’ll be able to do all that you have to do.
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