In our last blog post, we
talked about how the world perceives a corporate’s life to be and how different
the reality is. We understood that the root cause of all the complaints is unorganized and ineffective time
management.
Effective time management and
living in an organized way can save us from nagging day-to-day stressors. We
just can`t keep count of missed or procrastinated calls to the doctor, a
friend, a relative or a business partner in a day. Many don`t have the time for
family and social commitments, which often results in anxieties and
relationship tensions. Getting organized in various fields of life—be it a
holiday trip, household, office or management of children`s affairs—can be a
sure step towards avoiding stress.
To get organized in life the
following points can prove vital:
• Be Flexible.
There is always more than one
solution to a problem. One should be flexible enough to accept alternative
solutions and experiment with them. It doesn`t help becoming anxious, depressed
and staying screwed, if one`s dream formula for a problem didn`t work.
• Be Realistic About Your Ability.
It does help to set realistic
and achievable goals, long term or short term, in life. The targets should
correspond to one`s capability to achieve them. Making unrealistic demand on
oneself and others is a sure way to invite stress.
• Prioritize Your Tasks.
Prioritizing the tasks on hand
can help reduce the challenges in completing them. Putting time and energy to
important tasks and breaking a big task into smaller steps makes things easier.
When one finishes one thing at a time and is able to meet one`s
responsibilities in time, the effect can be inspiring.
• Do Not Baulk At Delegating Responsibility.
Delegating responsibility when
it is appropriate prevents emergence of stress. When one has several tasks at
hand and puzzles over how to go about them, assigning smaller tasks to others
can work wonders. This can be done both in office and at home.
• Learn To Be Assertive.
Practicing to be a little more
assertive or learning to say `no` when required can prevent you from taking up
extra tasks which can eat into your precious time and energy. We often come
across a housewife at home or an executive in office putting themselves under
unwelcome stress by taking more than what they can handle.
• Keep A Time Planner.
Keeping a time planner ready
helps going about one`s task systematically. The listings should be scheduled
on a day-to-day and priority basis. It is, also, important to allot a little
more time for each schedule to avoid working under strain and anxiety.
• Take Planned Breaks From Work.
Whether a quick 5-minutes
break or a 5-day long holiday, the breaks might offload the after-effects of
stress in us. A relaxing day in spa or health resort goes a long way in
refueling our stress resistant capabilities. But remember, no entertaining work
calls during your vacation or personal time.
We at PlanMyDay offer an even
easier solution to your problems. We are in the business of adding time to
people’s life! Yes! You heard it right. You can now add time to your life. How?
Planning your schedule, organizing your calendar, mails etc all take time.
Imagine if you could delegate all these time consuming tasks to someone else so
that all your important and urgent tasks get your undivided attention. Your
time is saved and your work is done in half the time that you would normally
take when you had to do it all yourself. This time saved is the time added to
your life, which you can now spend doing everything that you wished to do
earlier but couldn’t as you had “No Time”.
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