I’m not really into this hustle mentality. I think it promotes burnout and can have negative effect on your overall health. We have to learn how to slow down.
It feels like everyone wants things at a super-fast paced speed. Everything in life seems to move’s very fast. People seem to think that they should always be doing more, staying busy, and constantly running around. But while it is important to keep your goals in mind and work hard to achieve them, you also need downtime to regroup.
It feels so out of place to want to slow down and take time in achieving a goal or doing a task. I know I have felt like that before. I’ve questioned myself on why it was taking so long for me to do or achieve something.
It really felt difficult when it should have been easy, or maybe I should say I should have been ok with taking things slow. I just wanted to get it done so I could move on the next thing. I wanted to get that boxed checked.
Do you have that feeling? Whether it is doing a task, driving in traffic, or reaching a goal. Do you feel the need to speed up and make it happen right now?
What I’m finding out, is the rush I feel is not really necessary. Most of things that I’m working on is going to take time to have the outcome I need or want.
We don’t have to have everything and be everything or everywhere. We can remove that pressure by slowing down and putting a focus on the right now.
Here are some reasons why you might need to slow down.
You can kill yourself
That’s right. You can kill yourself by doing the most. Have you heard of burnout? Most people face burnout at some point, but it is actually completely preventable. You tend to have burnout when you are overwhelmed, work too much, and just try to handle everything without giving yourself enough breaks. You cannot give what you don’t have. There is no way can create or work for the life you want if you can’t perform. You might find that you can’t focus on work, your productivity goes down, or you lose interest in things you used to enjoy working on. These are all common signs of burnout.
You have to take time to slow down and honor your mind, body, and soul. There has to a section in your plan where you refresh and sleep.
You Gain More Clarity
You will be able to see clear. Having clarity is so important in life for many reasons but, the greatest one is making sure you are heading in the right direction. Have you been struggling with making decisions lately? Do you feel like you are working your all the time but not finding success? This can often be from a lack of clarity. You need to slow down and sometimes even stop what you’re doing, take a step back, and evaluate what you have been working on and how you spend your time. You just might find the piece that is missing. Your vision will become clearer and then you can take the right steps needed to be more successful in reaching your goals.
It Helps You Focus on What Matters
Understand what matters to you and why you have goals. Adding just a little more time in between projects and daily responsibilities, you are able to focus on what is most important to you in life. It could mean more self-care time, spending time with your family, or in some cases, figuring out where your work priorities are. Slowing down is essential to figuring out what your progress is and deciding if the path you are currently on is the right one. When you focus on what matters it can really help with making sure you are slowing down and taking better care of yourself.
You Can Pay Attention to Stress in Your Life
There may be some hidden sources of stress in your life, that you don’t realize is affecting your mental and physical health. We often move so quickly from one thing to the next, that we don’t stop long enough to check in on ourselves. If you don’t remember the last time you just stopped to pay attention to your own mind and thoughts and how your body feels, it is possible you are missing out on some important sources of stress that need to be addressed.
Success requires making good decisions and slowing down can help with that
These tips will allow you to slow down but they really will also help you work better and more efficiently.
