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Hello! Welcome to another edition of the ABC of Mental Health, your partner in the journey to better mental health — one newsletter at a time. This week’s theme is Why You Never Seem to Have Time. We bring it to your inbox this Thursday to make your Thursday a little therapeutic!
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One relevant recommendation:
Ali Abdaal, is an efficiency fiend, who is always on the lookout for the most relevant and practical ways to manage one’s time. The video we’re sharing this week is a good starter pack to start managing your time better — today!
Two quotes on Managing Time and Starting Small:
Martin Luther King Jr., an American Baptist minister, activist, political philosopher, and one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement in USA simplifies managing time:
“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
John Calvin Maxwell, an American author, speaker, and pastor talks of leadership:
“Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximising the time we have.”
Three TherapyShorts from TST (on managing time better)
Smaller changes are sustainable: Smaller changes tend to stick because they fit more easily into our daily routines, making them less overwhelming and easier to manage. They don’t require a lot of our time as well. When we set realistic, bite-sized goals and gradually adjust our habits, we build confidence and momentum with each small victory. So make a resolve related to time which is small and doable.
Setting solution-focused goals: Setting solution-focused goals makes changes more attainable because they provide clear, actionable steps towards desired outcomes, ensuring efficient use of time and resources. It helps us prioritise, get focus, clarity and structure, ensures flexibility, and doesn’t overwhelm us. Having vague or ambiguous tasks on the other hand holds back our productivity.
Habit stacking: Habit stacking is a powerful strategy for building new habits by linking them to existing ones, making it easier to integrate new behaviours into your daily routine. For example:
Existing Habit: Checking emails when you start work.
New Habit: Prioritise your tasks for the day.
Stack: "After I check my emails, I will write down my top three tasks for the day."
By linking a new habit to one you already do regularly, you tap into the reliability of your established habit. This makes it easier to remember and follow through with the new behaviour.
A QUESTION?
In which area of your life do you feel you need to manage time the most?
Work/ Career
Personal Development
Family, Friends, Relationships
Finance/Money
LAST WEEK’S RESPONSE
We see a change in how the value we attach to academics reduces as we grow older and how our importance for relationships stays constant or increases. What do you think? We always want to hear from you :)
Love and light,
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