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You don’t know how to say no to a plan, a commitment, or someone else’s request. This lack of assertiveness ends up taking away the time you might’ve had for other important things you want to do. Finding time for yourself should always be your top priority. So make sure you prioritize yourself and your well-being above others.
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Clutter decreases your productivity and your chances of doing everything you’ve planned.
If you don’t manage your time properly, you won’t have enough. One study has found that practicing time management strategies also contributes to improving time management skills. This...
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Is the day already over and you haven’t done even half of what you’d planned to do? Does this situation frustrate you? In fact, you probably find the hours, days, and weeks go by, and everything’s always the same. You never have enough time.
As a rule, this phenomenon is du...
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By filling your work schedule and occupying all your time and mental space doing things, you don’t have the chance to think about your own existence. Thus, the “I don’t have time” serves as a mechanism for not seeing being alone with yourself and all those questions and ...
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You may not have time because you don’t sleep well.
Sleep is necessary for your organic functioning and also for your mental one. An absence of quality rest is associated with reduced general well-being, performance, and productivity. If your cognitive performance...
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If you don’t review your schedules and plans, you may end up wasting your time and energy on things that are no longer useful or necessary. Ultimately, this will leave you feeling as if you don’t have enough time. That’s because your priorities have changed, but you’re still doin...
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If you don’t have time for anything, it’s highly likely that you have an activity prioritization problem. This means you don’t know how to classify your tasks by their degree of importance or you don’t dedicate to them the time they deserve.
Try not to start something witho...
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Multitasking can hamper your productivity by reducing your comprehension, attention, and overall performance . Research has discovered that multitasking affects the speed and accuracy with which pharmacy doctoral students identify prescription errors.
Although you may feel ...
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If you never have time for what’s important, maybe it’s because you’re filling your schedule with activities or tasks that meet other people’s needs and not your own.
For example, perhaps you’d prefer to stay at home on your sofa reading that novel you’ve just bought or wa...
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When someone calls or appears at your door with a request for your participation in some activity, take a breath and consider whether it fits into your own priorities
If the answer is no, then just say no. Practice it ahead of time: “Thank you for inviting me, but no.” ...
Say “yes” to new experiences and opportunities. This doesn’t mean agreeing to every request anyone makes of you, but saying yes to things you find valuable, even when they intimidate you.
Saying “no” is as important as saying yes. Saying no is the only way to keep enough room in your life f...
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