MODERN THINKING
Time-Poor and Stressed ? How to Reclaim your time and Reduce Stress Levels Effectively
By Jenny Brockis
Do you ever wish you could ‘ turn back time ’ as Cher lamented in her song ? One of the worst things about feeling time-poor is the impact it has on our thinking skills . The more we worry about missing that important deadline , handing in an assignment on time or working past midnight to catch up on a project , the poorer our overall performance . We may have the capability to undertake the task at hand , but feeling that we ’ re under the pump and short on time , can lead us to cutting corners and taking risks we wouldn ’ t normally take . Just how did we all get so busy ?
Our level of busyness reflects how our work has increased in volume and complexity . Add in a barrel-load of distractions and interruptions in the form of phone calls , emails , text messages and meetings , no wonder our working day seems to have morphed into a maelstrom of competing and conflicting demands . It ’ s time to reclaim our full time entitlements .
Discard the illusion of time
1 poverty . Yes , it ’ s true ; our perception of being time poor is just that , an illusion . However we can do two things to help change this , to feel as if we have all the time we need .
a ) We need to disconnect from our technology more often . Studies have shown that when we are engaged with our technology a lot ( and who
48 ModernBusiness June 2016