Re-framing busy – keeping a balanced outlook
So, work is incredibly busy. You’re under pressure to deliver various projects and you feel you just don’t have the time to do X. Sometimes we focus too hard on work commitments and the excuse of being ‘too busy’ is an easy way to avoid thinking about the repercussions of our actions.
Email overload
If you, like me, receive hundreds or even thousands of emails in a day, then it can sometimes feel like you have no way of controlling them or the demands they make on your time. Even trying to find a solution can result in an enormous list of different ways to manage the influx. So, being the helpful soul that I am, I’m going to add to that list of options in Google’s search with my own simple methodology.
Finding calm in 3 minutes
Having a busy day? Need to find a quick way to calm yourself and think? Need to reach a calm state just before a presentation? I have one way that works for me that I’ve seen mentioned all over the web:
- Inhale fast for a count of 4
- Hold your breath for a moment
- Exhale for a count of 8
Repeat this a few times to feel almost immediate calm.
For more information Jane McGonigal (author of Superbetter – a book everyone should read!) has created a video you can find here.