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. A bad time manager invariably ends up a
much-harried one at the close of the day. 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
yourself 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 jaunt to a spa or health resort goes a long way in refueling
our stress resistant capabilities
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