What Is Time Confetti?
Confetti is another name for fragmentation. Like tiny pieces of something scattered around. Time Confetti refers to the fragmentation of time; When you have a million different tasks lined up, and you end up achieving none like you could with complete productivity. This just creates different fragments of your brain, each working on a different task, so you never have enough energy or psychological strength to work with productivity or think about tasks deeply. It can have various effects on your brain and your productivity levels,
What it does to you:
Simultaneous exhaustion,
When you have one task after another lined up, you never actually get enough time for relaxation or leisure. You get caught up in a cycle of endless frustration and work, which only leads to more problems. Without giving time to yourself and your loved ones, others begin to feel unnoticed, you get extremely exhausted, and even depressed. Your routine becomes tangled, and you begin to feel drained even after resting; your mind gets addicted to work.
Increased Stress,
Each task feels like a burden. Even though every single task is easy and simple, when there are too many tasks, they become more than you can handle. Your head begins to get filled with tasks, and you feel stressed out about things you shouldn't normally be. Your mind is designed to calculate events as a list, not wonder about a thousand tasks at the same time. Your stress levels rise, and you seem like you have to do things that don't even matter.
No time for importance,
Time confetti is worse than procrastination. It isn't about you wondering what to do and what not to. It's a serpent that eats up your time like an employee on Monday morning. Bit by bit, and every bit goes unnoticed. Until you realise that all your time is gone by a load of tasks that each seemed like they would take two minutes, but combined, those two minutes became two hours. You never really get enough time to do what actually matters. This does two things: either makes you more stressed out, or gets you a lecture from your grumpy boss for not finishing the report on time.
How to Kill It?
Chunks,
If fragmentation is the problem, then structuring is the solution. Divide your time into chunks. Let's say,
-One hour for Micro-tasks
-Two hours for Main tasks
-One hour for leisure
-One hour for family
By making chunks and dividing your time, you end up doubling productivity and cutting off half the stress. You don't have to worry about micro tasks while completing your main tasks because you've already completed them all, and the next chunk is specifically tailored for your main tasks. Effective immediately. This gives your brain a structure to follow and a format to obey. Exactly the kind of command your mind accepts.
Kill distractions,
When working on main tasks or taking breaks, make sure to kill all the distractions that could potentially remind you of any more micro tasks. This keeps your brain focused on a singular task so you don't run around with a whole universe of threaded thoughts in your head.
Be mindful,
Practice relaxation techniques; trust me, it really helps. Detect your coping mechanism, find what helps you relax. For some, it might be meditation, and others would prefer lo-fi music. Your mindfulness is yours to declare. Explore what helps you, and what makes your mind wander even more. Create a separate chunk for meditation or relaxation and let it help you. Focus on a singular string of thoughts. This will help you calm down your inner storms so you can focus on more important tasks at hand.
Time to control the Time Confetti effect so you can lead a healthier and potentially wealthier lifestyle. This is Abdullah Shahid, signing out.
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