December, 2021 | BlogZynergy

Stay Power relaxed when you’re busy – 4 tips

Can you stay relaxed when you are busy? Well, at least you can get better at it. In this article I share some tips and thoughts.

“Life goes by fast. enjoy it.
Calm down. It’s all funny. Next.
Everyone gets so upset about the wrong things.”

Busy yet relaxed – that would be nice

Sometimes you’re just busy – it’s no different. One minute everything seems fine, but then life throws in a few jokes. And suddenly you’re running and flying, wondering what went wrong.

And while there are of course all kinds of things you can do to prevent it from happening again in the future (such as taking less action and planning better), it’s of little use now. Things have to go.

The question is: can you be busy and still be relaxed? To a certain extent, you absolutely can, and these tips can help you get better at it.

By the way , let me say that being busy is largely undesirable and unnecessary as far as I am concerned . Please don’t use these tips to work yourself even more effectively in a burnout. We all experience busy periods from time to time, but if you are always too busy then it is time to make structural changes.

Okay, let’s get started.

1. Remember what really matters

Few things are really important in life. And many of the things that make you so busy aren’t one of them. Once we are running and flying, life starts to feel heavier and heavier.

The faster you run, the faster you have to run to keep up with the pace . Rushing and rushing seem to speed up time, making you more and more rushed and feeling busier and busier. The more serious life begins to feel. This makes even small, useless things suddenly seem very serious.

You suddenly find yourself worrying about things that don’t really matter. Such as the design of your living room, not being able to comply with your bizarrely strict diet, small setbacks, etc.

But which things are really important?

Your physical health
Your mental health!
Relationships with your loved ones
The health of your loved ones
Have a little fun in your life
Do something that makes you happy
To have sufficient resources to lead a good, quality and simple life

And the rest is extra. And it’s usually those extras that we get excited about . But if you just see all those things for what they are, then you don’t have to worry too much about it.

It’s great that you complete all those projects and are successful and such, all bonus. As long as you have nice people around you and are a bit healthy, it is only a bonus. No reason to get worked up about it.

2. Plan, delete and postpone

If you are too busy then there is a lack of priorities, very simple. And you can get 90% of the results with much less stress if you learn to cut out the unnecessary things.

So pay a little more attention to planning . Roughly plan the year, plan your month, plan your week, and plan your day. Planning takes time, and in that time you don’t achieve anything concrete, making it tempting to just ‘get started’. But remember that an hour of planning can save you a lot of work in the long run.

When you are planning you have a little more overview . And these are the moments when you come to important conclusions. Like, “I really want this and it feels very important, but I might as well put this off until next quarter.” So – that makes a difference.

Or: “If I just don’t do these things , that’s actually fine too. I want to do everything perfectly, but it doesn’t have to be perfect. Good enough is also fine for now.” Fine.

And: ”Do I really want this on my own? Or am I doing this because I’m seeking approval? Am I actually trying to please others?” If so – get rid of it.

And suddenly your week looks a lot calmer. Pretty nice. If you stop causing extra work, life suddenly turns out to be a lot less complicated.

3. Break the crowds into a thousand little pieces

Completing tasks is essentially just a matter of moving your body, thinking thoughts and saying words. And when you look at your tasks in such small steps, it all suddenly feels a lot less overwhelming.

Thoughts complicate it all . Sometimes I feel like I’m terribly busy, but in practice I just move my fingers over a keyboard and think for a bit. It’s not all that bad anymore. If I leave out the stories of stress, there’s little left to really worry about.

Give it a try. See the tasks you have to do as simple expressions of life . Movement, thinking, talking. Shopping is a matter of walking, grabbing products and walking on. It is nothing more if you let go of the thoughts.

4. Cherish Your Calming Routines

No matter how busy you are, chances are you will find time to brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth is a habit so important to you that you make time for it .

Likewise you also have time to make the four habits that help you to be stronger and calmer in turbulent times:

Healthy food
Plenty of sports
Get enough sleep, do nothing and recover
Meditation/mindfulness

If you make time for these four habits on a daily basis, chances are you can handle the crowds just fine. These habits provide a strong foundation and prevent you from getting burned out. This way you stay calmer, more stable and stronger – even in times of busyness and unrest.

If you take good care of yourself, you can have more. The busier you are, the more important these habits become . As soon as you exchange self-care for haste and busyness, you enter a downward spiral.

Are you tired? Find ways to get extra sleep. Are you hungry? Put a piece of fruit in it, not a pack of cookies. Do you feel overwhelmed? Take a deep breath and relax, instead of rushing even harder. Self-care isn’t optional, even if it sometimes seems like it.

Once you make self-care optional, you’ll be marching straight into overstrain . And I don’t know about you, but I’d rather take an extra nap every now and then. Much nicer.

Find more time for yourself

Finding time for yourself is challenging sometimes. Maybe because you have a busy life, maybe because you feel guilty or feel you don’t deserve it.

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On Behalf of me and my TEAM A Merry Christmas and a more relaxed 2022.

These 4 techniques will help you overcome your procrastination

Do you want to overcome your procrastination? You can quickly reduce your procrastination with these techniques.

“Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin.”

PROCRASTINATION AND PRODUCTIVITY – EDUpub

Overcome procrastination in small steps

Procrastination is no stranger to me. I’ve had periods when I struggled a lot with it and literally could n’t get anything of value out of my hands for weeks.

And then there are the periods when I mess up a bit. I do the things that need to be done, but procrastinate on projects that are important to me but not urgent .

When I struggle with procrastination, perfectionism is invariably the culprit. I make the projects way too big in my head , so I get overwhelmed, restless and don’t know where to start.

Fortunately, I now understand exactly how this works, and I have all kinds of tools that help me overcome my procrastination in such a moment. It’s a mental game that you can win by taking the right steps.

I share the most effective techniques in this blog. Read further . Below are 4 techniques that can help you overcome your procrastination.

1. Know what your next step will be

We can get everything done in small steps. The challenge is often not in performing the tasks. Because the tasks are simply actions that we perform:

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typing an email
paint wall
make a phone call
Look up information
Paragraph typing
Etc.

The challenge lies in determining what is most important now . “What should I do now? What is my next task?”

With clarity , you can overcome your procrastination . Because when you know what to do, you not only experience less unrest and stress, you also struggle less with procrastination.

Your brain no longer thinks: “Pfff, what a lot of work, I don’t know where to start!” – it thinks: “Oh, make a call, I can do that!”

Ten minutes of planning is often enough to get ahead . Take a step back and ask yourself, “What’s most important right now?” Once you know what to do, you define a manageable task. Then you can get started without procrastinating.

2. Lighten up your day

In the same vein: the more you have to do, the more likely you are to procrastinate . Why? Because your brain gets overwhelmed. It often doesn’t feel motivating to take part in a match that you have already lost .

And this again hooks into planning: you have to make those decisions . We often don’t feel like planning because it sometimes feels difficult . We have to make choices, often based on too little information.

But if we don’t make those choices, everything seems equally important and way too many tasks end up on our to-do list.

Ask yourself, “What 2-3 tasks do I need to complete today to feel successful and satisfied at the end of the day?”

Write down those few important tasks and make sure you can complete them. Give yourself a competition you can win – it will help you overcome your procrastination.

3. Work task by task to overcome procrastination

Once you’ve determined what’s important (and what isn’t), you can get started.

Select your task
Turn off distractions
Start your task
Continue until your task is completed

And most importantly, keep your focus on that one task you’ve selected .

By taking the time to plan, you can rest assured that you’re doing exactly what you need to do . So you can put your thoughts on other tasks and projects aside for now .

That gives you peace of mind, reduces stress and helps you overcome your procrastination with less effort.

4. Avoid Your Known Pitfalls to Overcome Procrastination

I know: if I turn on YouTube during lunch, I will procrastinate. Then I watch a few movies, and I keep watching – even after I’ve finished eating.

So? So I won’t start.

The same goes for other distracting activities, such as social media apps, checking the news or playing video games. Once I start, it’s not easy to get out .

You probably have an idea of your common pitfalls. If you want to overcome your procrastination, you can choose not to start in advance . That choice is often easier than fighting yourself out once you’re in it.

Put your smartphone in a different room, change your environment or switch off the internet if you have to. Avoid falling into familiar pitfalls – it can often save you a mountain of procrastination.

Always remember that by beating procrastination you can reach your destination faster.

Better distribution of your energy – 3 tips

By better distributing your energy, you can increase your quality of life step by step. Let’s see.

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1. Start saving energy

We all get a limited amount of energy every day. And we have to divide this energy over everything we want to do that day.

It’s like taking your phone off the charger in the morning . The battery is full, and with this charge you should last all day.

Many of us spend a lot of energy on things that don’t serve us at all. Think of continuous worrying, walking around with an increased stress level, overloading the body with too much food or alcohol and harboring negative thoughts.

It’s like picking up your phone in the morning and streaming video non-stop over 5G – you won’t last the afternoon with your battery. And that’s how many people feel during the day too – as if the battery is running out .

What can you do to prevent your internal battery from draining too quickly?

Invest in your sleep schedule . Good and sufficient sleep helps you to fully charge the battery and keeps the battery in good condition.
Work to “live in your head” less . Constantly worrying and thinking takes much more energy than you expect. Your brain uses a lot of energy. By living more in the moment and ‘in your body’ you save a lot of energy.
Take care of your body with a healthy diet . Eat enough but not too much. Your digestive system also uses up a lot of energy. And if your diet is of moderate quality, you can save on this. Eat vegetables, fruits and unprocessed carbohydrates (sweet potato, whole grains, brown rice, etc.). Drink little or no alcohol and limit refined sugar.
Sports more . By exercising you reduce stress and invest in the health of the battery. Yes, exercising is exhausting. But in the long run, it will help you boost your battery so you have more energy to spend on a daily basis.
meditate . To reduce stress and train your mindfulness. In this way you manage to be calmer and lighter in life, with fewer judgments and less worrying.
Live a Less Distracted Life . Every time you are distracted from something, it costs your brain a lot of energy to switch and switch back again. Rather work in large blocks of time without distraction, then you will be more productive and use less valuable energy.

Make the most of the energy you have been given today. Don’t waste it on distractions, stress and worry. But use it to experience life that makes you happy.

Fine, and what else?

2. Tap into a new source of energy

I call it a pepper in your ass .

It’s funny when you think about it . One minute you feel low on energy. You feel a little ‘meh’, a little lifeless. And then I come to you and I say: “Everything is arranged, you have three weeks off and you can leave tomorrow to a tropical island with three people that you choose.”

And suddenly you dart around the house making calls, packing your bag and dancing for joy.

At first you felt lifeless and low on energy. And now you are suddenly bursting with energy! What happened? Where does that suddenly come from?

Simple: you have a lot more energy than you think . But much of this energy is only accessible if you have a mission . It’s like your phone starts to run out of battery when you just have a power bank in your bag. You plug in the power bank, but you get a message that you can only use this energy for a specific app.

Your specific app is a mission. A target. A pepper in your ass .

Pursuing a mission gives you a sense of urgency and play. The progress you make also brings you great satisfaction. And that just releases a lot of energy.

And so it is possible that you can still feel so lifeless one moment, and the next moment you jump out of your chair and hit it. You tap into a new source of motivation so that you can go on for much longer.

The question is, of course: how do you find that mission?

3. Give yourself time to recover

Our culture adores people who are always running. People who are successful and productive. They seem to be able to keep all the balls in the air.

But most people are not like that . That also counts for me.

And it’s important to realize that. Because different people need different ways of dealing with life. Running endlessly doesn’t work for most people . And even if it seems so, such a period is often followed by overstrain, depression or burnout.

Logical. Because we have to take the time to recover. And it is important that we take this seriously . You don’t want to live like you’re running a marathon. You want to live like a surfer .

What does that mean? That you take the waves of your life like you are a great surfer. There are periods when you work hard, months when you get a lot done and you feel super energetic. And then it gradually turns, and you enter a period where you have to take time for recovery.

That’s very normal. Life is rhythm, a wave motion . And you make it easier on yourself when you surf the waves, and take time to recover between waves. You let the waves do most of the work, then you achieve the most.

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So?

Respect your boundaries.
Realize that every burst of energy also needs a moment of recovery.
Accept the wave in your life, even if you are not waiting for it at all. Sometimes you have more energy, sometimes less. Sometimes you need to step back and recover to avoid long-term damage.
Build moments of recovery into your daily life as well. An hour of hard work, a few minutes break. A busy day yesterday, today a little more relaxed. Worked out hard, now a few days of rest.
If you notice that you are suddenly tired more often, just sleep more. Your body tells you what it needs. Respect that need, you are not a machine.

When you overload a battery, bad things happen . He overheats, just stops working or even starts smoking.

These are all things you want and can avoid. And you do that by making recovery important.

How can I be bubbling with energy every day?

Do you want to learn how to better distribute your energy so that you can be bubbling with energy every day?

Go and disconnect to reconnect again!

2022 is knocking already.