Curious to know about any habits/ways to frame your thinking that minimize the (real or perceived) feeling of always being out of time.
What are some habits or ways you manage your life in order to feel like you have more time (or better yet, actually have more time)?
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I don’t have any social media apps on my phone.
I drew out a routine, made sure I had “Me” time baked in, & I manage my screen time
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No social media. Only use YouTube and Reddit. And when I see that I’m getting on either of those more often I delete Reddit for a while to get it under control. YouTube is always on my phone mostly bc of tutorial stuff.
If i’m cooking and I need to wait for something to boil I’ll wash some dishes while I wait. So I’m not just standing around on my phone and at the end will have less dishes to wash.
My meal prep is somewhat different. When I have time on a weekend I’ll do the following:
Also unpopular but I don’t wear makeup on an everyday basis. I only wear a bit when I need to look extra nice like a job interview or party. I believe we’re all beautiful in our own skin so no need to hide. Again that’s just me but not wearing makeup saves time since it’s one less step in the daily routine.
Fold your laundry as soon as it’s done in the dryer. Won’t be wrinkled so you won’t have to iron as much. The only thing we iron in this household is my husband’s work clothes and even then he doesn’t do it all if it looks good.
Also put your laundry away immediately. You’ll have nice clothes to wear every time and won’t be digging thru a hamper which will eventually get wrinkled and would have to iron.
A few I could think of while I breastfeed lol hope something helps
Managing work is the big one for me. I finish work at 4pm and don’t engage with it again for the rest of the evening. Like I’m not contactable after that hour and I don’t think about work at all. I used to occasionally feel the need to either do work after my day had officially ended or worry about it in the evening. So work was taking up so much time, outside of actual working hours. Now I finish work, work out or go for a walk to like shift modes, and then fully disengage from it.
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I have a work laptop and spare time laptop and use my iPad mainly for work. When it’s a work device I don’t have any social media apps downloaded and don’t go to their websites. I multitask when possible while doing some chores at home.
I started planning my day the night before. Just a simple to-do list. I also group similar tasks together and turn off notifications when I’m focusing. Saying “no” more often helped too. Makes me feel rushed and more in control of my time.
Getting up at 5 AM was brutal at first, but those quiet morning hours before work are like a gift to myself. I use them for yoga reading or just enjoying my coffee in peace. It’s weird but having that me time makes the rest of my day feel less rushed.
Waking up earlier than I would. I have a toddler, so waking up at least an hour before my little one does helps me have some quiet reset time.
Getting my hair in braids, so that for a few weeks I don’t need to wake up and do my hair.
Setting out clothes the night before so I don’t need to think about what to wear the morning of when I go to work.
Doing laundry/cleaning on Thursday night so my weekends are more restful.
Cooking and making enough leftovers to last 2-3 nights so I don’t need to think about dinner for a few days.
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Read the 5 am club, then apply it.
I honor Sabbath every week! Before becoming a Christian, I was the type to work 7 days a week because of how much I enjoy working. But taking that time off weekly as a necessity has proven to be **REALLY**, **REALLY** nice. I can see now why it’s so important, especially for this modern American world I’m in!