“When we practice something, we are involved in the deliberate repetition of a process with the intention of reaching a specific goal. The words deliberate and intention are key here because they define the difference between actively practicing something and passively learning it.”Here are some additional ways to think about the difference.<ul><li>Let's say your goal is to get stronger and more fit. You can research the best instructions on bench press technique, but the only way to build strength is to practice lifting weights.</li></ul>

The Difference Between Learning and Practicing

<ul><li>Let's say your goal is to grow your startup. You can learn about the best way to make a sales pitch, but the only way to actually land customers is to practice making sales calls.</li><li>Let's say your goal is to write a book. You can talk to a best-selling author about writing, but the only way to become a better writer is to practice publishing consistently.</li></ul>Let's consider three more reasons to prioritize active practice over passive learning.

In many cases, learning is actually a way to avoid taking action on the goals and interests that we say are important to us. rationalizations allow us to feel like we are moving forward when we are merely spinning our wheels. We make the mistake of being in motion rather than taking action. Learning is valuable until it becomes a form of procrastination.

1. Passive Learning Can Be a Crutch That Supports Inaction

practice is the only way to make a meaningful contribution with your knowledge. You can watch an online course about how to build a business or read an article about a terrible disaster in a developing nation, but that knowledge is unproductive unless you actually launch your business or donate to those in need. Learning by itself can be valuable for you, but if you want to be valuable to others, then you have to express your knowledge in some way.

2. Practice Is Learning, But Learning Is Not Practice

“Progress is a natural result of staying focused on the process of doing anything.”The state of your life right now is a result of the habits and beliefs that you have been practicing each day. When you realize this and begin to direct your focus toward practicing better habits day-in and day-out, continual progress will be the logical outcome. It is not the things we learn nor the dreams we envision that determines our results, but rather that habits that we practice each day. Fall in love with boredom and focus your energy on the process, not the product.

3. Practice Focuses Your Energy on the Process

Passive learning by itself does not lead to progress. Read the article to learn more about passive learning vs. active practicing.

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Stop Thinking and Start Doing: The Power of Practicing More

As a wise man said, “We all need a clear voice in the sea of noise”. A path or a clear way to achieve our goal.We try to strategize a daily routine or smaller aims to achieve those goals but people like me often find ourselves failing rather than completing it

How to declutter creative ideas from your mind

If we think about it, we may curse our disciplinary habits but having discipline in life doesn’t mean we can earn riches. Motivation, mental health, physical health, passion are other things to discuss but we are going to talk about the major obstacle between us and the goal we want to achieve.

Discipline Is Not Everything

little knots of ideas stop us from focusing, prioritizing, and working for our goals. You might have gone through this situation where you want to work on some idea but you constantly get distracted by other ideas that are flowing in your mind. You may have heard the phrase ‘Declutter your thoughts in your mind for better clarity’ this phrase is often used in self-help books and psychological books/blogs. It means to have the clarity you have to solve the tangles of thoughts just like this, ideas also have these tangles which we need to solve manually.

Tangles Of Countless Creative deas!   

Cal Newport author of bestseller ‘Deep Work’ mentioned one method in his book:The batching of hard important intellectual work into long uninterrupted stretches . When we think about some idea, we need to segmentize the idea to complete it in reality. Segmentation helps us to divide the work. It gives us a stress-free way to work on ideas. When you work on one idea for a long time as per your segmentation, your mind gradually removes other ideas and starts focusing on one thing at a time.

Segmentation Of Work 

the more you time spend on your idea the more you’ll get focused. This is how you can declutter your tangles of ideas. Your mind needs to solve one equation at a point just like Algebra .

One Equation At A Time

In this article, you'll get to know how you can declutter creative ideas in your mind. It may seem easy but it is a hard task to do! 

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Problem Solving

This curve typically shows what happens to our memory of something in a week after learning something new.The ultimate goal to maximize our efficiency to remember something is to reduce the effects of forgetting curve.Here are 6 effective strategies that will help you to retain much of what you have learnt.

The Infamous Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

Evidence shows that studying your material in several sessions spread out over a long period, rather than repeatedly learning stuff in a short period, really helps to retain the material. Importantly, it is better to overshoot the duration between your revision than to undershoot. If an exam is 2 months away a minimum of 10 days is recommended, it can get 12 but 8 is not fine. It gives us a false perception of mastery which may not pay off later.

1) Spaced Practice 

One strategy for learning is blocking. It involves practicing one thing at a time before the next ( Learning topic A before B, before C forming the pattern AABBCC), in interleaving you mix several topics together (forming the pattern ABCABC) It may seem a little harder as it can take a bit longer to learn material. But it can generate better and long-lasting results. It is important that when using interleaving method you shouldn't switch between subjects too often, it's all about getting the balance.

2) Interleaving

The only way to know if your practice is working is by testing yourself. Evidence shows that testing is one of the most important factor to aid your revision and it can drastically improve your memory.While initially it may seem better to study more, over time you are much more likely to retain information if you test yourself. This surprising phenomenon is called the testing effect!Some ideas on how you can test yourself:<ul><li>Flashcards </li><li>Practice questions online</li><li>Questions in textbooks </li><li> Getting friends to quiz you in a study group </li><li> Past papers</li></ul>

3) Retrieval Practice 

Elaboration is where are you enhance the information of the learning material by relating it to other information that you already know so that you think about it differently.This strategy makes you ask more in-depth questions about how and why things work; deepening your sematic understanding

4) Elaboration 

When we are learning new information that we do not want it to interfere with what we have previously learned. If this happens it is called retroactive interference. When this happens the memory that you have stored previously for some reasons cannot be retrieved. This is more likely to occur when learning similar materials.So when learning new information, try to make sure you are learning it in fundamentally different way on how you learned similar materials. Use new cues and try to keep the information separate. Consider connecting the dots.

5) Link Information To Expand Your Memory

Stimulating curiosity creates more effective learning experiences. This means the more interested or curious you are about something, the better. If you find a topic boring try connecting it with something that you do find interesting. Thinking in these terms can really change how you feel about a topic and consequently how well you end up learning it.

6) Stay Curious To Learn More

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How to remember the stuff you have studied ?

Your desk can quickly turn into a disaster because most people juggle more tasks than achievable in a standard workday. However, you have to get your work done, so don’t let a messy desk cause you to lose focus or feel anxious.An easy place to start is to take stock of your desk equipment, tools, and decor. Even if you claim that aesthetics aren’t important to you, keep an open mind. Your workspace is a tool that helps you get your job done.

What to Keep on Your Desk to Help Improve Your Focus

Time blindness is real. It can be hard to hang in there if you struggle with staying on task, especially in unpleasant jobs. Consider adding a sand timer to your desk decor to encourage you to work in sprints or practices like the Pomodoro Technique.Timers are available in multiple sizes and speeds. Consider your current work style and attention span to choose those that suit you. For example, if you use the Pomodoro Technique, you’ll need a 25-minute timer to execute the strategy.

A Sand Timer

Analog notes are often the easiest to execute, especially when inspiration hits. Keep a notebook or notepad dedicated for work at your workstation. Have a pen you love on standby, so you’re ready to jot down a takeaway, assignment, or idea. Label your notes so you can keep track of what you’ve written down.One drawback of note-taking supplies is that you won’t find another person in your office with them, and everyone will borrow yours. So get those coloured variety stacks and several pens and locate them on the edge of your desk.

Note-Taking Supplies

Keep an annual calendar in your view, and you just may see your work get smoother.Having a visual of the year ahead can help you plan your workload, consider contingencies, and resist touching distracting tech. Use your annual calendar to layer tasks and responsibilities, so you can tell when workloads can get tight. Then, finalize your workload to your tech-based calendar later and stay in the flow by using a visual calendar first.A paper Calendar can also keep you off of social and seeing your messages when you just have to have a quick date.

An Annual Calendar

Papers may be a necessary evil, especially if your business hasn’t adopted the latest digital tools. Create a system to ingest papers to keep your space clear with no distractions. Instead, use an in/outbox, standing folder holder, or other receptacles to create order where chaos often persists.If you’re often receiving documents for review or sign-off, communicate your process to your team. With a standard protocol, you can ensure that documents are organized and ready for your review.

A Landing Spot for Papers

A powerful quote, poster of your vacation spot, or your kids’ school picture are all fair game for desk decor. Seeing the things and people that matter most can help you push through even the toughest of tasks. Using motivating visuals can remind you of your “why,” especially during challenging seasons of work.Give your motivating visual a place of honor on your workspace. If it’s a photo, invest in a sturdy frame and keep it updated with the latest image of what drives you. Quotes that mean something to you can be tacked on to your monitor or even added to your coffee mug.

A Visual That Motivates You

Many workplaces insist on a clean desk policy to keep customer and company data secure. However, while you should always protect private and personal information, so should you guard your productivity.Make a practice of tidying your space at the end of your workday. Set a reminder on your calendar for the final 15 minutes of your scheduled hours. File papers, remove remnants from meals, and update your to-do list tomorrow.

Keep a Clean Desk Policy

Your desk can quickly turn into a disaster because most people juggle more tasks than achievable in a standard workday. However, you have to get your work done, so don&#8217;t...

5 Things to Keep on Your Desk to Help Improve Your Focus

If you’ve ever spent more time talking yourself into doing something than it actually took to complete the task, you know how hard self-motivation can be. Whether it’s procrastination, distraction, or disinterest, the struggle can be real. Fortunately, there are some tricks that can help get you moving.Science-backed principles of persuasion can be the push you need to get stuff done, says New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink, who teaches a <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/classes/daniel-pink-teaches-sales-and-persuasion">new MasterClass on persuasion and sales </a>.

Self-motivation has a new urgency in the pandemic when time is so distorted. So many of us are missing cues and structure found in a typical workplace. Anything small you can use to get yourself going can be super useful.If you’re feeling stuck, try one of these five simple tricks:

When you’re trying to persuade someone to do something, one tactic is to make it simple. You’re not trying to change their mind, you’re making it easy for them to say ‘yes.'Use this technique on yourself by agreeing to just do five more. For example, make five more calls, read five more pages, or send five emails.In many cases, 80% of the problem is getting started. By making that initial step easy, you’re not trying to change your mind; you’re doing what you need to get started and you’ll likely build the momentum to do a lot more.

1. Just five more

Setting goals is how many of us achieve the things we desire most, but goals can also be daunting when they’re big, like writing a book. Persuade yourself to get moving by setting smaller, interim goals, such as writing a chapter every week.Long-term goals don’t motivate. They can be too much—something you can’t wrap your head around—and cause you to freak out. Goals that are easier to accomplish can be motivating. When you see the end of something, you kick harder to get to the finish line.

2. Set interim goals

Posting an intention on social media can also be motivating. This has to do with the behavioral science that watched people are nice people. A public commitment is like being watched. You don’t want to lose face or look bad.To work, the public commitment persuasion tactic has to involve specific goal setting. You can’t just proclaim you’re going to write a book or run a marathon.If one has never written book, for example, it won’t be effective. Provide a timeframe, such as a finishing a chapter this week. Smaller and more specific is better than large and general announcements.

3. Make a public commitment

Another trick for getting more done is to take a break. The brain and body are not meant to work nonstop, says Pink.For whatever weird reason, we have the idea that powering through is the best way to get stuff done and a sign of our own virtue. We’ve got it upside down and believe amateurs take breaks and pros don’t. Athletes know that taking breaks is not a deviation from performance but is part of performance.Your drive to get more done would increase if you would simply take a walk outside every afternoon.

4. Take breaks

Having a looming deadline can be a good motivator for committing to action. You can set them yourself or leverage deadlines given to you by a manager or coworker.Deadlines help turn an abstract into something concrete, instead of a dull nagging to do something. Deadlines also provide the power of endings. It helps when you see the finish line.

5. Set deadlines

Science-backed principles of persuasion can be the push you need to get stuff done.


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Time Management

5 ways to persuade yourself to be more productive

We miss the point that the ability to develop any skill as swiftly as possible, with the least amount of effort, and even to experience inner peace and joy in the process, is in fact a skill itself, and one that requires constant practice to become an effortless part of who we are.
When we subtly shift toward both focusing on and finding joy in the process of achieving instead of having the goal, we have gained a new skill. And once mastered, it is magical and incredibly empowering.

Effortless Effort

If you are not in control of your thoughts, then you are not in control of yourself. Without self-control, you have no real power, regardless of whatever else you accomplish.
If you are not aware of the thoughts that you think in each moment, then you are the rider with no reins, with no power over where you are going. You cannot control what you are not aware of. Awareness must come first

The Normal, Accidental Mind

The practising mind is quiet. It lives in the present and has laser-like, pinpoint focus and accuracy. It obeys our precise directions, and all our energy moves through it. 
Because of this, we are calm and completely free of anxiety. We are where we should be at that moment, doing what we should be doing and completely aware of what we are experiencing. There is no wasted motion, physically or mentally.

The Practising Mind

We have a very unhealthy habit of making the product — our intended result — the goal, instead of the process of reaching that goal.
When we practice something, we are involved in the deliberate repetition of a process with the intention of reaching a specific goal. The words deliberate and intention are key here because they define the difference between actively practicing something and passively learning it (similar to deliberate practice, see Peak).

The Journey, Not The Destination

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<li>When you focus on the process, the desired product takes care of itself with fluid ease.</li>
<li>When you focus on the product or goal, you immediately begin to fight yourself and experience boredom, restlessness, frustration, and impatience with the process.</li>
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The Process Matters, Not The Goal

When you remain aware of your intention to stay focused on the present, it’s easy to notice when you fall out of this perspective. At such times you immediately begin to judge what and how well you are doing, and you experience impatience and boredom. 
When you catch yourself in these moments, just gently remind yourself that you have fallen out of the present, and feel good about the fact that you are now aware enough to recognize it. You have begun to develop the Observer within you, who will prove so important in your self-guidance.

Stay In The Present

We consciously or unconsciously pick a point of reference in whatever we do and decide that nothing will be right until we get to that point. If you step back and observe your internal dialogue from time to time during the day, you will be amazed at how hard you work against yourself with this type of thinking.
In Zen, this state is referred to as “beginner’s mind.” When you are a beginner in any activity, accomplishing it takes all your concentration, and your mind is empty of chatter.

The Beginners Mind

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<li>If your mind races off, you're like a chariot without the reigns. Take the reigns and be in control of your mind.</li>
<li>Your goals are a compass, not the buried treasure. The goal is not the destination or where you end up, but rather the compass that guides the journey.</li>
<li>The greatest part of entrepreneurship is breaking down your limiting beliefs. It has nothing to do with money.</li>
</ul>

Your Beliefs And Limitations Are Only In The Mind

All of life is practice in one form or another. Actively practising something is very different from passively learning. You will never reach a level of performance that feels complete, so learn to love the art of practicing your skill.

Examines the process of practice as it relates to learning, and shows that it can build discipline and clarity, and be a fulfilling process in and of itself.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

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Books

In those times when we want to acquire a new skill or face a formidable challenge we hope to overcome, what we need most are patience, focus, and discipline, traits that seem elusive or difficult to maintain. In this enticing and practical book, Thomas Sterner demonstrates how to learn skills for any aspect of life, from golfing to business to parenting, by learning to love the process. Early life is all about trial-and-error practice. If we had given up in the face of failure, repetition, and difficulty, we would never have learned to walk or tie our shoes. So why, as adults, do we often give up on a goal when at first we don’t succeed? Modern life’s technological speed, habitual multitasking, and promises of instant gratification don’t help. But in his study of how we learn (prompted by his pursuit of disciplines such as music and golf), Sterner has found that we have also forgotten the principles of practice — the process of picking a goal and applying steady effort to reach it. The methods Sterner teaches show that practice done properly isn’t drudgery on the way to mastery but a fulfilling process in and of itself, one that builds discipline and clarity. By focusing on “process, not product,” you’ll learn to live in each moment, where you’ll find calmness and equanimity. This book will transform a sense of futility around learning something challenging into an attitude of pleasure and willingness.

Thomas M. Sterner is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Thomas M. Sterner has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Thomas M. Sterner's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

Thomas M. Sterner

The Practicing Mind

Concentration is the essence of all knowledge; nothing can be done without it. Ninety percent of thought force is wasted by the ordinary human being, and therefore he is constantly committing blunders; the trained man or mind never makes a mistake.

Concentration

How are we to know that the mind has become concentrated? Because the idea of time will vanish. The more time passes unnoticed, the more concentrated we are. In common life, we see that when we are interested in a book we do not note the time at all, and when we leave the book, we are often surprised to find how many hours have passed.

Time 

It is only when the mind is very calm and collected that the whole of its energy is spent in doing good work. And if you read the lives of the great workers which the world has produced, you will find that they were wonderfully calm men.

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Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts. Perfecting the instrument and getting complete mastery of my own mind[is the ideal of education]. If I want to concentrate my mind upon a point, it goes there, and the moment I call, it is free[again].

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We who cannot for a moment govern our own minds, nay, cannot for a moment govern our own minds on a subject, focus it on a point to the exclusion of everything else for a moment! Yet we call ourselves free. Think of it!

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Raja-Yoga is the science which teaches us how to gain the power of concentration.

In making money, or in worshipping God, or in doing anything, the stronger the power of concentration, the better will that thing be done.

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The purer the mind, the easier it is to control. Purity of the mind must be insisted upon if you would control it.

The danger of concentrating the mind upon an object and then being unable to detach at will. This state causes great suffering. Almost all our suffering is caused by our not having the power of detachment.

Side by side, in the child, should be developed the power of concentration and detachment.

Regular breathing puts the body in a harmonious condition; and it is then easier to reach the mind… Simple breathing is all that is necessary in that line… In this way we get control of the body, and then we begin to feel the finer working of the body, the finer and more interior, and so on till we reach the mind… Thus, the mind brought under control.

I see, I think, I do, must be threaded. Brain hand eye coordination is a must.

The idea of Concentration by Vivekananda

This is a question that many people wonder about. The desire for self-development is already a good thing, but only if the desire does not go away after a day or two. This often happens when one doesn't know where to start. There are 5 Steps to begin self-development- 1. Goal setting2. Self-organisation and a positive attitude3. A proper distribution of energy4. Networking5. Constant learning new things In the following stashes, we will deal with each point separately 🙂

How to start the self-development programme?

If a person is standing in the middle of a forest and doesn't know where to go, the first thing to do is to identify exactly where they are. It is the same here. Once you realise that you need to develop, you need to understand from where this development will start and what specific efforts you need to make to achieve a certain result. A series of questions will do the trick. Ask yourself questions:🔺 What doesn't suit me?🔺 What doesn't suit the people whose opinions are important to me?🔺 What would I like to achieve?🔺 What would make me a better person?

Goal setting 🎯

It should be clear from the outset that self-development is easy enough to begin with. Don't be late, don't be lazy, don't complain, use every minute to your advantage. If you have taken a job or a course that should bring you closer to your goal, do it diligently and qualitatively. If you receive a refusal, a bad evaluation, a negative result, it is not a reason to admit worthlessness and fall into despondency. Learned bad experience will eventually give a positive result. Try again, knock on another door, adopt experiences, observe, learn, seek help. Try to find the positive in everything.

Self-organisation and a positive attitude

You want to know how to start a new life and change yourself, then start storing energy. You will need it for the new challenges in your personal development plan.  Don't waste energy on negative emotions, don't get angry, don't discuss others and don't get jealous. Start the day with the exercise, eat right, do not abuse alcohol and nicotine, give enough time to sleep. A great source of positive energy is exercising, which develops willpower, perseverance and endurance.

Accumulate Energy

To start self-development and self-improvement, you need to be able to adapt in society. After all, it is impossible to develop in a closed space. By communicating we gain knowledge, acquire skills, get emotions and impressions, life experience. Observe different people, listen to how and what they say, how others react to it.  Learn communication skills and behaviours that provoke positive reactions, help to avoid conflict, help to incline the other person to your point of view. Be able to listen to other people's opinions, try to understand what they are saying, put yourself in their shoes.

Social skills development (Networking)

Not sure how to start a new life and change yourself? Do things you haven't done before. Learn to drive, go swimming, learn a new profession, take a foreign language course or go to yoga.  Act differently from what you did before. Socialise with people, attend cultural or educational events, travel in your country or abroad, do volunteer work or social activities. New experiences will help you discover hidden talents, broaden your world view and make you free and liberated.

Learning new things all the time 📖

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Mental Health

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Meditation

Where to start personal development?

If you’re a procrastinator, then you’ve probably asked yourself at some point “why do I procrastinate so much?” or “why do I keep procrastinating even though I know that it’s bad for me?”. These are important questions, since understanding why you procrastinate is crucial if you want to figure out how to stop doing it . The following article will give you the answers to those questions.

Why People Procrastinate: The Psychology and Causes it .

Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily postponing decisions or actions. For example, if you need to write an essay, but end up wasting time on the internet even though you know you should be working, that means that you’re procrastinating. Procrastination is often detrimental to people’s ability to successfully pursue their goals. They will be face problems in every work they do .

What is procrastination

People often assume that procrastination is simply a matter of willpower, but in reality, the situation is far more complex than that. However, there are also various demotivating factors that we can experience , For example, anxiety, fear of failure, and other negative emotions can cause us to delay unnecessarily, as can being given a task that is unpleasant.This causes us to fail to self-regulate our behavior, which means that we postpone things unnecessarily, even when we know we should be doing them, which is why procrastination often leads to a gap between how we intend to act.

Why people procrastinate.

People are more likely to procrastinate when their goals are vague or abstract, compared to when their goals are concrete and clearly defined. For example, goals such as “get fit” or “start exercising” are relatively vague, and are therefore likely to lead to procrastination. Conversely, a goal such as “go to the gym on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday right after work, and spend at least 30 minutes on the treadmill, running at high speed” is concrete, and is therefore much more likely to lead you to take actions. Lack of clear definition is the problem behind Procrastination.

Must Have Clear Vision  Of Our Goals

People sometimes procrastinate because they view their future self as being disconnected from their present-self we can take example of our deit only if we have proper diet schedule we will be having proper health so there will be no problem in future but we don't do that . And also we don't start the work when it's comes to our mind we postpone it fore future time so this leads to Procrastination . Also when we start any work we just think about the negative aspects of it this demotivates our moral.

Reasons for procrastination

We must not demotivate ourselves everyday every time we need to motivate ourselves .2. We must not delay our works we need to complete them before hand .3. We must have vision for our future plans.4. We must have clear goals.5.In some cases, we might also be driven to procrastination by other factors, such as self-sabotage, sensation-seeking, or rebelliousness. We must overcome this .Understanding why people procrastinate is beneficial, since it can help you figure out why you yourself procrastinate, which in turn can help you figure out how to solve your procrastination problem.

Summary and main takeaways 

Why People Procrastinate: The  Causes of Procrastination. How to overcome these ?

Procrastination can damage your potential, your career, and your mood. Use these strategies to overcome it and take back control of your day!

How Can I Stop Procrastinating?: Overcoming the Habit of Delaying Important Tasks

Feeling overwhelmed at work or at any point in your busy life is not something to be ashamed of. Not having enough time to get things done is a common complaint that many people can relate to. In this article, I’ll provide a few coping mechanisms to deal with the stress that lacking time inflicts upon us all.Time traps, time famine, and time confetti are each phenomena that we have to deal with every so often but we hardly have the time to think, let alone give a name to them. Today, society throws at us countless distractions

Time Traps, Time Famine, Time Confetti, and 5 Ways to Cope

As briefly described in the previous paragraph, time traps may be subtle but are dangerous and detrimental to your well-being. While the connotation for the term time trap sounds negative, Persico adds that “many of us like to find some type of activity to spend our time on and for us, it is not a time trap… One person’s trap is another person’s passion.”Some obvious examples of time traps include mindlessly scrolling on social media sites, obsessively checking and refreshing your email inbox, and hopping from one video to another while on YouTube.

What are Time Traps?

Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., seems to be the online expert on the phenomenon of time famine, or what he describes as “starving for more time to do everything we need to do.” I’ve been poring over some online references for time famine, but it didn’t take me too long to come across two distinct, magnificently written articles on the subject by Dr. Robinson.The way he describes time famine is more like describing today’s individual as someone driven to eat time up as if he were in an all-you-can-eat buffet when the option to be a connoisseur has always been available.

What is Time Famine?

The term time confetti was coined by Brigid Schulte, but Ashley Whillans describes it as “little bits of seconds and minutes lost to unproductive multitasking.”Every few seconds or minutes don’t seem too bad, but collectively, that confetti adds up to something more pernicious than you might expect. A straightforward example is the whole duration of a work break, which, these days aren’t very wisely utilized by people. Someone who doesn’t fall into the trap of turning that 1-hour time off into time confetti would wisely remove himself from his workspace and get a breather fresh air.

What is Time Confetti?

Whenever you feel overwhelmed due to lack of time, remember this – each person has 24 hours in a day, no more, no less. Appreciate every second, minute, and hour. Productivity is great, and it might help you advance your career but it can also come at the expense of living a good life or failing to appreciate the mundane things that you pass by along the way.

1. Stop worrying too much about productivity.

Software engineers turn to playing music, mathematicians to stand-up-comedy, doctors to painting. When you remove yourself from what you do for a living (even if you enjoy it a lot, or even if you do it very well), you should do so while turning towards something almost completely unrelated to it. The effect becomes all too refreshing, and at the same time you are also taken from the environment that caused you to overload your schedule.

2. Adopt a hobby that is almost the exact opposite of what you spend the most time on.

Usually, the most difficult things to learn take a lot of patience. Take for example the sport tennis. Learning how to serve, do a forehand stroke, a backhand, footwork, learning how to toss the ball – each of these individual tennis skills takes a lot of practice for you to even be considered a beginner in the sport and start playing with others.The goal is not to become very good at the skill – instead, it is going through the process of learning the skill that’s valuable here. When you learn to be patient about acquiring each of the individual skills that make. up the general skill

3. Try learning a very challenging skill.

When you surround yourself with people who are obsessed about moving up in life or doing so much in their free time that doesn’t constitute leisure, you can’t avoid looking yourself in the mirror and asking, “What should I be doing? Shouldn’t I be doing more with all the free time I have?” This mentality will put you in a cyclic trap, always looking at social media posts to see what your friends have been up to and you either feel anxious or deal with the anxiety by keeping busy.The solution? Simple. Find friends who don’t put that kind of pressure on themselves.

4. Find friends who take it easy and who are not obsessed about ‘making it.’

This is said too much, too often in every time management course, book, article, and whatnot. But as you progress in whatever pursuit, you’ll eventually appreciate the power of ‘saying no’ And it’s just not saying no to others when they coerce or trick you into a commitment – you have to learn to say no to your own wants or wishes that seem too impractical.Learning how to prioritize is the most basic skill when it comes to managing time and overcoming time traps, time famine, and time confetti. Prioritizing includes giving up on things that matter less than the things that are important.

5. Appreciate the power of saying no.

Each of us only has 24 hours in a day. Distractions are here to stay, but these can be managed. Being overly obsessed with productivity will easily lead to anxiety, disappointment, and emptiness. Therefore, if you were to take something out of this article, let it be this – learn how to take care of your mental health.

⌛  each of us only has 24 hours in a day. Distractions are here to stay, but these can be managed. Being overly obsessed about productivity will easily lead to anxiety, disappointment, and emptiness. It's a reality where you control your time, and not letting it control you.

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