The “T.I.M.E.S” hack for Work-Life Balance.
“It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family”- Philip Green. The hack that successful people follow is the art of prioritizing the balance between Family, Friends, Career, Health, and having fun while doing all of it. If your life is like this animation,
You're definitely not doing something right! Going the extra
mile and achieving the balance with both, work & life, is when you attain true power and mental
strength. Not just with your work! So here is the ultimate hack for
all of it, the “T.I.M.E.S” hack! A bold acronym standing out with plenty of relatable and motivational world-class
hacks!
1. Top tasks & Tracking
Scheduling the top tasks of your day and getting them done is your first achievement of the day. So prioritize the non-negotiable tasks and complete them as fast as you can and
Do them first, donate
and devote your time to it religiously and follow it up with full dedication,
as later the upcoming tasks will follow up accordingly in a well laid out manner and then it
Find the tracking or productivity tool that works for you and use it at your disposal. Whether it’s an excel sheet tracker, a phone productivity app, multiple alarms, google reminders., etc. Boost your Productivity daily.
Make sure you affectivity use them to keep track of your tasks, schedules, appointments, and most importantly also your progress instead of being unaware of your own work and be like
2. Interactions & Engagements
Making time for people in your life is all the
more important than anything else. Healthy relationships with friends and
family last longer mostly when there is regular engagements, time-spending
activities, constant communications, and some sort of
interactions every now and then.
You can’t meet with everyone you know at once, so some you can video call, have a normal chat, catch up with the few because after all the most valuable asset you can give anyone is your time. Just make the time, don't look for it to be perfect timing or something, it will eventually turn out to be at least
It might not be as easy as it sounds, which I am quite well are off! But the care taken to maintain these relationships requires much effort & time.
You need your people with you, it’s hard to manage that balance without the support of your loved ones & if your someone who is too occupied & consumed with your work and feels like;
Then make it “I must” instead of “I should” to take time for your people. Read that line again!
3. Mental & Physical Health
This hack is simple, put yourself first! That's it! Mentally and physically stay sound and let not work or life drain you down and exhaust you. Set your work-life boundaries firm and practice to say No! when & wherever required. It's simple, practice it &
You can't please everyone and do all of the things at once, C'mon your a human & not a robot! Learn to accept that you can only perform
a certain set of tasks for a particular period only as per its situation,
resources, and surroundings.
The easiest way to follow this hack is by allotting personal-time & by following good “S.E.E” (Sleep, Eat & Exercise) maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an integral part of your work-life balance. You need to have a healthy diet, good hours of sleep, and enough exercising, meditation to maintain yourself., after all;
4. Enjoy your life
What fun in life when you don’t enjoy it? Doing
what you love, taking care of yourself, going outdoors, resting, rejuvenating,
being creative, celebrating your wins, or getting any sort of entertainment – things
like these make you come alive and helps you enjoy this notion of balancing work-life
even better.
Giving time for your personal tasks, like indulging
for relaxing spa treatment, getting a make-over, or going shopping or events
and meeting up with people of your circle for coffee or dinner, all this brings
out joyous experiences with the urge to come back to work-life stronger &
with a fresher mind or just
You need to be anyways enjoying what you do which also includes your work, if not; then try other ways to enjoy the glorious parts of life! Don’t crib about the things that can’t change, instead find other ways to do so.
5. Set & stick to Work hours
For many of us, working from home while managing work hours is becoming a challenge beyond our limit. The key
to this hack is to just book yourself for a specific slot & stick to it –
no matter what!!! There is work time & then there must be time to take the time off!
Stick to the same schedules each day, which
then will automatically develop as a routine. Making it easier for you to catch up
with professional & personal tasks. If personal tasks are not so urgent,
schedule them accordingly for the weekends and get your work done first as per the
requirement.
At the end of the day, it's all about planning, scheduling and deliberately staying aware of the management of your time and let not your clock always tick on
There must be a time for everything! Don't rush! Just plan! |
Those who have been following my blogs on topics related to lifestyle specifically might know by now I always insist upon time management, productivity, and self-care. The “T.I.M.E.S” hacks of Top tasks & Tracking, Interactions & Engagements, Mental & Physical Health, Enjoy your life, Set & stick to Work hours - will all help you gain that true Work-Life Balance and achieve as you desire.
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