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Have you ever spent too much time on something
and before you know it it's midnight?
And that assignment you've been working on, it's overdue?
Why is it we get so attached to such things
when we know we have other things worth our time waiting.
You may not even realize some of these things
are time-wasters when you start them.
So, here is a list of 10 of The Biggest Time Wasters.
Are you guilty?
Number one, procrastination.
Procrastination, every one of us has procrastinated
at some point and odds are you're tired of it.
You start your day with homework in mind,
but you just have to do something else first,
then something else, then something else.
By the end of the week,
there's a pile of homework haunting your dreams
calling out to you.
Instead of postponing the hardest task of your day,
get it over with early.
Just think of the relief
that will keep you going throughout the day.
Once it's done, you'll save energy
not worrying about it for hours,
and you'll be happier knowing it's completed.
Number two, too much social media.
Are you guilty of this?
Social media is everywhere
and then it takes up a lot of our time these days.
You may find yourself often scrolling your phone
aimlessly like a Zombie,
then you realize, am I even enjoying myself?
I don't even like cooking,
why am I watching one minute cooking videos?
When did I follow them?
Well, social media can be very time consuming.
The average person spends about 118 minutes
on social media per day.
That's a lot of hours per week.
When you think back, can you even remember what it was
on there that grabbed your attention?
Odds are it wasn't that important,
if you can remember it all.
Best to set a timer for how long
you want to be on social media per day.
Or if you know you've had enough
store your phone away for the evening,
so you know you won't be tempted
to look at those cat videos your friend posts.
Number three, always saying yes.
you don't always have time to do every favor
your friends ask of you,
so why do you keep saying yes to every favor
your friends ask of you?
Sometimes it can feel hard to say no,
when you enjoy making others happy.
But it's time to focus on yourself a bit more or a lot more.
Give yourself the time and respect you deserve
by knowing your limits and knowing when to say no.
Your friend won't hate you for declining a favor this time,
and if they do, that's not a good friend, my friend,
not a good friend.
Number four, perfectionism.
There is no such thing as perfect.
So that art project you've been working on
for 24 hours straight, it's time to stop.
It's just a butterfly and it's for your geometry class,
for some reason.
We can be our own worst critics,
but sometimes we have to take a deep breath
and look at the project as a whole.
Will it ever be perfect?
Are you judging too harshly?
Take a step back and accept that great is enough
and that there is no perfect.
Number five, worrying.
Stress and worrying, it can find a way
into our lives when we least expect it.
Although we may be doing another task
or appearing to have fun,
worry can take the back seat in our minds
and weigh there like a rock.
Take a moment and go through
what's worrying you in your mind.
Don't try to suppress all of your troubles
and instead embrace them and accept them for the time being.
Things will get better with due time.
So there's no point wasting more time
by worrying about all that could happen.
Number six, multitasking.
As much as we'd like to think we can multitask,
odds are we can't.
Thing is neurological science has shown
the human brain can actually perform two tasks
that require high level brain function at once.
Meaning that butterfly project you've been focusing on,
while writing your English essay,
impossible to do at once.
Also impossible because you don't have four hands.
Number seven, repeating your mistakes.
If you know that you have a hard time completing an essay
if you don't first outline it, outline it.
If you know you need extra help with your math homework
after school with a tutor, ask the tutor.
If you know you get sick
when you have eight slices of pizza,
stick to the one or two.
Okay three, but that's it.
We sometimes repeat our mistakes
for the silliest of reasons.
Maybe we don't want to try out a new solution
in fear it will fail,
maybe we don't have the time to experiment to see
if it will work.
But if we keep repeating our mistakes,
we won't have as much room to grow and learn from them.
Number eight, checking your phone.
Oh, the cat videos.
You can't help but check your phone
to see if your friend posted a new one.
I mean, you have that 12 page essay to complete
and a decapitated papier-mache butterfly in the corner,
but who cares, right?
Well, just checking your phone
usually doesn't end up to be just checking.
First it's checking the cat video,
then another cat video, then a cartoon cat video,
an episode of "Tom and Jerry" later.
And you've realized your butterfly project
is still headless,
and all that's written of your essay is the word, The.
Too much SpongeBob and cat videos.
Just don't check your phone.
Number nine, indecisiveness.
Some times indecisiveness can ruin
the little pleasures in our life.
In a 1995 study,
Sheena Iyengar, a professor of business
at Columbia University and author of
"The Art of Choosing",
raise the hypothesis that people might find
more and more choice to actually be debilitating.
Iyengar and her research assistants,
set up a booth with samples of jam.
Every few hours,
they've switched from offering
a sample selection of 24 jams to only six jams.
30% of customers who stopped
at the small selection of jams,
decided to buy one,
while only 3% of those who stopped
at the booth containing 24 jams, decided to buy one.
What does this mean?
Sometimes it's easier to make a choice
when there are fewer options
and you simply don't overthink things.
So if you're indecisive with the little things,
try not to overthink every option
and just go with what your gut tells you.
And number 10, fear.
Fear can stop us from doing a lot of things.
Can you think of a time when fear held you back
from doing something you truly love?
Or taking a risk that could have resulted
in something great.
If we live our lives hidden in fear
without taking any risks,
we may not have as many opportunities to grow
or discover something that can make us happy.
Your friend won't hate you if you say no to that favor.
You won't get an F if your assignment isn't just perfect.
It won't be the most excruciating task of all time
if you start that project you've been avoiding.
So, it's time to stop letting fear take the front seat
in your decisions.
Fear is a big time waster.
Will you let fear stop you from doing something you love?
If there's anything to fear, it's that of regret.
So are you guilty of these time wasters?
If so, which ones?
And what will you do to prevent them
from, well, wasting your time?
Let us know in the comments section down below.
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