it can impact all areas of our lives.
There are solutions!
Do you like the idea of improving your personal productivity, but sometimes feel like you couldn’t possibly squeeze one more thing into your day?
The peculiar thing about time is, that if we talk a lot about “not having enough” time, or “feeling harried,” we can actually manifest more of the same: a frazzled lifestyle that seems too short on free time.
Using the Law of Attraction to Create More Free Time
This is one aspect of the natural law of attraction at play in the universe:
“that which we give our attention to,
we create more of”
Have you ever noticed that people who focus on the negatives in their lives seem to perpetuate bad “luck,” while people who celebrate their successes seem to manifest a snowball effect of sometimes unbelievable triumphs?
Instead of focusing on lack of free time, we can focus on the free time we do have — to observe it — either when it occurs on its own, or when we schedule it into our day.
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Getting the Most from the Time that You Have
Here’s a short video (under 2 minutes) that explores this concept of creating more time:
The solution, ironically, is found firstly in focusing on solutions (instead of the problem itself).
Secondly, it’s essential that we give ourselves a break. Being hard on ourselves for not being more organized — or for not using our time more effectively — only creates more guilt and shame, which adds to our chaos and clutter.
What things will you accomplish in the remainder of your life?
It’s exciting to think about!
Celebrating your previous accomplishments will do more to create free time, and help you feel less overwhelmed! I assure you this is true, as fanciful as it might sound to you right now. I encourage you to try it out!
Amen on the “conceptualizing” in the 2nd vid. Collapsing people into labels and other oversimplifications irks me to no end. It’s a lot easier to mistreat a concept than a person. The craziest, to me, is when the labels are self-imposed. There is a tendency toward over-compartmentalization (musical genres are one of my go-to examples) which is very limiting. Like you say, it affects the way we relate to one-another. In this case, the more effective option is also more authentic.
This is one of the first videos I made for my blog, years ago — but you know what? I think I said it perfectly on that first take: the busier we get, the more our relationships suffer. The more organized we become, the more our relationships benefit.
It’s definitely too easy to just go from one task to the next without learning to enjoy the process or even the completion. Learning to direct your thoughts and attention is an important step towards creating a context for success!