When You Don't Feel Like Doing Something

Have you ever had days when you just don't feel like doing any work at all?

Then, you realize your dateline is three days away or your exam is just next week.

I have come across those days when energy was down and I just want to watch youtube or browse on Instagram. I would always put my work second although it is my priority. I will tell myself there will be tomorrow when I feel energetic and I will do double the work. 

Truth is, there only so many tomorrows. Also, I always end up tired doing an hour of work.

I get distracted very easily. I have very short attention span too. If you are like myself here is one trick I learnt to get some work done.

10 minutes trick

I teach in the morning and you can imagine the energy level I have after coming back from work. I am also reading my PhD and I always do my work after coming back from school. So, I would tell myself, "Give only 10 minutes of your time to do the work and then you can relax."

That is it. I just give myself 10 minutes to do the work and then I go do something else. After a while I realized if I put more time into my wok I get it done quicker. 

So, if you have a shot attention span, try the 10 minutes technique and let me know how it works for you.

1 Tip to Save Time Early Morning

Although I set my alarm to wake up really early in the morning, there were days when I overslept. When this happens, I rush like crazy. Everything becomes haywire and you can be sure it affects the rest of the day.

Why?
Because I believe that the choice of the clothes and scarf sometimes affect my mood.

If I rush in the morning, I usually don't think much about the clothes and choice of colour I choose for the day. Usually I do the obvious. I will reach out for the clothes that doesn't need ironing. Even scarf. Sadly, most of my scarves need ironing and then I will reach work past the clock-in time.

However, when I discussed with friends, they gave me an interesting idea.

Time Saving Tip

A friend usually irons her clothes for the week ahead. She decides on the weekend and spend about close to 2 hours ironing her clothes and her children's clothes. So, I thought why not try.

I lay out clothes based on the dress code for each day in the week. On Thursdays, we have to wear Batik theme clothes, on Fridays, it's either jubah or baju kurung. On Mondays, it's baju kurung. On Wednesdays, it's the gray corporate shirt. On Tuesdays, any formal clothes will do.

I will lay out clothes based on the requirements and the matching scarves (on Saturdays or Sundays). Over the weekends I spend about 45 minutes to choose and iron everything out. By doing this, I save a lot of time in the morning whenever I overslept.

Try this out and let me know whether it works for you or not.