Self-Care With Shaki

Sometimes we all get overwhelmed by the immense amount of things that we are said that we should be doing to live an ideal lifestyle. Right from waking up early in the morning, exercising regularly, reading more, eating right, meditating often, and whatnot. Living well may sound exhausting. Just thinking about a long to-do will itself drain your energy. Productivity guilt happens when you feel overwhelmed by all the things that you "should" be doing. However, you don’t do them.   But still, you have that nagging feeling like you are wasting your time. Sometimes, a lot of advice on how to live well seems like a burden. If living well is actually exhausting, what should you do now? Should you just ignore all the advice of the overachievers or should you beat yourself up for not being productive? First, you have to understand that you cannot do everything that you should do or even want to do. Unfortunately, we live in a world of finite time. Squeezing everythin...

Our whole day can be chunked into tasks. And the depth of the day is dependent on the way we accomplish these tasks. If the tasks are not completed then your day might be dull, whereas when you get all the tasks done you might feel a sense of fulfillment. Therefore, accomplishing a task has great importance than you can imagine. Below are the five tips that can help you to accomplish any given task: 1. Prior planning Planning is required before you leap into the task and start working on it right away. Planning will give you an overview of the tasks and will also give an avenue to the flow of the task in hand. It will also indicate the resources needed for the task and the appropriate time that is required to complete the task. Prior planning is very essential before you take in any major task. 2. Set aside a particular time Everyone has their own "focus-time". That is, some people work efficiently at the early hours of the day whereas some are night ...

       A not-to-do list is basically a list of habits that you can avoid doing. The reason is very simple, knowing what not to do determines what you can do.         Below are the seven common habits that everyone can avoid for being more productive with their to-do list: 1. Trying to do everything                          Prioritize the most important tasks from your to-do list and work on it sequentially. Say, your to-do list has 10 tasks for the day. But upon careful consideration, only 2 out of 10 tasks are really important and will contribute to your day.   Now, just focus completely on finishing the 2 tasks. In the book Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time , the author Brain Tracy talks about the 80/20 rule. That is, 20% of the tasks in your to-do l...