Spend Some of Your Time Exclusively With the Activities You Choose.
The more you can do, the more people will want to take up your time. If you let them, everyone else can use every minute you have. Make sure you take some time for yourself.
As the minimalism site No Side Bar explains, everyone needs a certain amount of stock in their schedule that isn’t tied to the choice of others. Although this does not necessarily mean that you can not do anything with their margins, it is important that you had some space that you can only control:
As margin creation becomes second nature to me, I have found that I can better recognize small things throughout the day that I would have missed before …
When I didn’t have time to spare, I lived in this place and never questioned it. I accepted employment as my reality, passively lay down in it and settled in it. Living in this new philosophy, I opened a world of freedom, choice and the opportunity to wonder and admire the tiny moments of every day.
The harsh reality is that sometimes some people just can’t afford downtime . However, the defense time devoted to your choice of tasks is not quite the same. You may need this time to complete self-care tasks such as cleaning, washing, or simply for your psychological help. Your margin might not be dedicated to video games and Netflix, but having a block of time that is exclusively yours ensures that the busy work of others doesn’t undermine your basic stability.
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