Technology has made work smarter and household chores have become easier, so why is everyone still complaining about time pressure.
The feeling that you donot have enough time to do what you want to do is a common complaint across the world and you are not alone its because you have too much to fit into your daily allocation of 24 hours. But experts say that this belief about time pressure is wrong. With so much of technology chores have easier and work has become smarter. So why time pressure is increasing? It is related to our attitudes and mindsets about time.
To find out whether your time pressure is genuine or an illusion, ask the following set of questions : 1. Do you enjoy the things what you do? Boring is stressful .Doing repetitive and boring tasks adds to stress. people who are passionate or aspire to do things that matter to them are not rushed or stressed.
2. Are your goals or tasks aligned in your mind? If they are not they will compete with each other and fight for time and attention – you will feel pressure even if your tasks are enjoyable.
3. Do you feel you have control over your life? Time pressure increases when you feel you are losing control. Take little steps like optimizing your to do list or practising saying no to people if you cannot do some task, decluttering home or work place tends to decrease cortisol levels. Time pressure is mostly a creation of your mind ,attack by changing your attitude. Mindfulness approach could reduce stress, increase positive effect so being in the present time or in the activity can help you feel happy.
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