http://www.lifestylerefocus.com.au <br /><br />All in Good Time: Schedules <br />• Alleviate some of your mental stress by creating a schedule. <br />• When you have all tasks organized and planned out, with free time added in between, a significant amount of tension will be lifted. <br />• You will live more efficiently and suffer from fewer overwhelming moments. <br />• You cannot plan for everything, and schedules must be altered from time to time. <br />• However, having a solid schedule for the things you know you must do, prioritized by importance, can make a huge difference in your mental stress. <br />• Plus, this is a great way of guaranteeing you have time set aside to practice your mind-decluttering techniques. <br />• Have a monthly schedule, which turns into a weekly plan which turns into a daily to-do list. <br /><br />Enter the Matrix - this is how to determine what tasks need to be prioritized. <br />Draw a square and divide it into quarters. <br />On one side, write: “Urgent” and “Not Urgent”; on the other, write: “Important” and “Not Important.” <br />Prioritize the things that are Urgent and important, then Important and Not Urgent. <br />Why? Because you want to do the things that matter most first before you get sucked into the things that matter less.
