I have a lot of ideas in my head, but I don’t know how to execute them; I am very busy, but there are a lot of things come to me, make me very anxious; I have a lot of things to do, but I don’t know how to plan; I have a series of plans, but I never know which one to do first; When I do something, I am always interrupted, whether it is from my own heart or someone else’s; What I’ve done, I can’t draw any good lessons…
These problems surround us almost every day, trying to trap us and hold us back from making progress. But what causes those problems?
One of the primary reasons why most of us fail to manage our time properly is that we get so caught up in a dizzying array of methodologies. One big downside is that we mistake reading a book to improve our self-control or downloading the latest time management APP for improving our time management skills. In fact, all the above is just a set of theories and a tool, reading or downloading is a psychological placebo, without the support of the action, everything is useless. Another disadvantage is that it makes us think that time management in college is easy. No, managing time is ultimately against human instinct. From the days when humans hid from wild animals in the jungle to hunt for food, it’s written into our genes to avoid harm and gain as much fat as possible, to avoid pain and responsibility. Those methodologies will be seen as shortcuts, and we will mistakenly believe that it is easy to change ourselves. We will also lose confidence when we encounter failures and mistakenly believe that there is something wrong with the method so that we will be trapped in the endless cycle of searching for the method but unable to practice it in the end.
The first way to overcome these time-management problems is to shift your focus from methodology to action. Overcome anxiety by sticking to one small thing, starting with your own hand, and planning your own schedule. Categorize your tasks, what you can do right away, what you can’t do right away, write them down and start from the front of your eyes. As the Jidelim Law says, when you list things out on paper, you’re halfway done.
The second is to recognize the difficulties of change and their own shortcomings, tolerance to treat yourself. When the time you can’t perform, don’t think it’s because you’re incompetent. Instead, tell yourself that it’s not that simple. Don’t give up. We can manage our time more efficiently as long as we find out what works for us.
Third, to be good at creating or finding a suitable learning environment, a good learning environment can greatly improve the degree of concentration in learning.