Procrastination has long been our enemy not only for the professional deadlines but also for personal to-do lists too. I suffered from mental health issues and my recovery phase made me realize a few important points which can be an eye-opener for you. self-care self-care
- Do you realize the difference between self-care and selfishness?
- Do you often indulge in self-love and self-care practices?
- Has it been in your list for long but you haven’t been able to execute it yet?
If your answer to the above questions is yes, then congratulations! You are a successful procrastinator in pushing yourself down in the priority list. But deep down we all crave for a little ‘me-time’ to just be ‘us’ for a while.
Here are a few hacks that I have incorporated into my lifestyle and might help you too.
- Make a to-do list with all your professional and personal tasks of the day including sending texts, making calls to your loved ones, and me-time activities too.
- Put up reminders throughout the day for taking breaks in between be it for snacking or stretching.
- Mute your phone before sleeping. This tip works wonders as your beauty sleep won’t be disturbed by any phone call or texts.
- Once you wake up, make your bed. Post that exercise and stretch for a few minutes. This will cheer you up and prep you up for the day.
- Do what you feel is good for you. Always listen to your inner voice and gut.
- Make a list of the events that happened during the day. Cherish the good and bury the bad.
- If anyone tries to bring you down or if things aren’t going your way, always repeat- ‘No situation or person is worth robbing you off my mental peace’.
- Social media and digital detox for a few minutes every day. Out of the 24 hours, is 15-30 minutes without social media and devices too much? Indeed not!
- While you are detoxing, do what gives you happiness and brings you peace. Take out some time for yourself in the day or night. Start from 10 or 15 minutes a day with small activities like reading a chapter of the book or starting your artwork, watching an episode of your favourite show, writing something down, or cooking. Once, you start doing it every day, it will become a habit which will ironically become enjoyable. You will soon find yourself prioritizing your ‘me-time’ in your to-do list.
- Follow the 1:1:1 rule. If something is affecting you in this one second, this minute, it will affect you the next one hour as well. But it probably won’t have any impact one year (365 days later) right? Them why stress over something and spoil the present?
All it takes is planning, time management, and that one step of courage to make me-time your priority. The aim is to be happy and peaceful! Always surround yourself with positivity and happiness so that the negativity can’t touch and affect you!
Author’s bio
Garima Batra has been a Journalism and Mass Communication student. She also has a Post-Graduation Diploma in Public Relations and has worked in the PR industry for three years. Presently, she is working as a freelance content writer and is also a published author. She has been a co-author in 50+ anthologies and has compiled her own, The Scribbler’s Dais that is available on Amazon. She is presently working on another major literary project and is also working on her solo book which she hopes to publish soon. She loves to pen down her thoughts and indulge in dance or DIY art and craft which are therapeutic for her. A depression survivor, bibliophile, foodie, and Sufi music lover, she loves to interact with people and build connections. She can be contacted at bgarima08@gmail.com or Instagram ID– thescribblersdais
