The Joy of Missing Out

The Joy of Missing Out explores today’s idea of productivity and common misconceptions about what it means to be productive, as well as how eliminating unnecessary stress by prioritizing effectively can help us live a better life.

Let’s start with a universal truth you should always keep in mind from now on: our lives aren’t perfectly balanced. So you shouldn’t try to achieve perfect equilibrium in all areas of interest. Why? Because you cannot dedicate the same time and effort to all of the things going on in your life.

Life moves forward, and trying to stay still in such a dynamic environment will eventually cause more damage than if you were to just ride along with whatever comes at you. For example, imagine you’re juggling three balls. At any given point, two of them are more important, as you’re holding them, and one will always be up in the air, being less of a concern for you at that respective moment.

The same goes for our lives. Learning how to juggle with all areas of your life and prioritize which ones are more important at a given time will bring more balance in the end. If you divide your life into three main areas, such as work, personal, and home, it will be much easier to prioritize. Normally, it would be almost impossible to take care of all those equally on a daily basis, right?

Also, you’d most likely end up not finishing anything at all. That can impact your well-being and have detrimental effects on your morale. Therefore, try to create a schedule for yourself and prioritize based on a daily or a weekly basis. Don’t aim for quantity, but rather for quality. Also, start from the most to the least important task. And always find time to take a break and enjoy life’s little pleasures.

While prioritizing will now seem more relevant to you and you may already have some ideas in mind about how to put your life into a certain order, there’s more to achieving productivity and wellness. The next thing you’ll have to do is develop the right habits. Build a strong, self-tailored, happy system. Automate healthier choices in your life according to your goals, such as including a piece of fruit in your daily breakfast if you’re looking to eat better, or waking up earlier to practice yoga if achieving mindfulness is one of your objectives. Although it may not be easy at first, healthy habits will prove their worth in the long run. Keep in mind that it takes 66 days for the brain to get accustomed to a habit. Thus, give yourself time and be determined when you feel like giving…