<ul><li>Take five minutes and ask yourself why you struggle to make time for yourself.</li><li>Is it because you don't set healthy boundaries or are afraid of being alone with your thoughts?</li><li>Taking care of mental health can improve time management and improve your mental health, a two-way street.</li><li>Prioritize your needs,  whether it's a run, white space or sitting down with a blank sheet of paper to write down your ideas and be creative.</li></ul>

If You Are Struggling, Work Out What Is Stopping You

<ul><li>When you have cash in your hand, you can count it, it's quantifiable. But you can't see or feel time, or put a real value on it.</li><li>Because time is invisible, we have a hard time accounting for it. We always think there's going to be more time in the future, but there isn't.</li><li>If it's something that you enjoy, it is time well spent</li></ul>

Treat Time Like Cash, Not Credit

When you're overloaded with work/parenting/caring/domestic admin/stuff to faff around with on your phone, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every second is accounted for.<ul><li>Spending time doing whatever you want will help you get everything else done; that it's not selfish, but actually practical.</li><li>Set aside 20 minutes each morning for yourself.</li></ul>Try to do nothing. It is rewarding, to just do nothing for a short while at least.

How to Microdose Your 'Me Time'

<ul><li>Solitude is a lovely word. It means being alone but not lonely.</li><li>Simple things like listening to music or looking at art can be just as important as meditation.</li><li>Some people find solitude very rewarding and enjoyable, while others are not looking for it. </li><li>Don't be alone, just be in a positive aloneness for a while and see how a blossoming happens.</li></ul>

Solitude: Be In Aloneness

<ul><li>If you don’t schedule those 20 minutes, it will take effort and willpower to try to make it happen, and finding that time will become a hassle.</li><li>To make it work, you’ll need to schedule your entire day.</li><li>Do not wait until the alarm goes off to decide what to do.</li><li>Prepare what you'll need the night before.</li><li>A schedule is a visual representation of how much time you have every day.</li></ul>

Make A Plan And Stick To It

<ul><li>Take a break if it’s something you enjoy.</li><li>Work is not the only thing we do in life - taking a break gives us our humanity.</li><li>Don't worry whether you’re wasting time or using it well, just enjoy it.</li><li>Set your alarm half an hour before your kids wake so you can sit and read or listen to music without interrupting them.</li></ul>

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