When the stresses of a busy lifestyle get too much, having a few shortcuts up your sleeve can be a saviour when it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day.
In this post, we’ve set out some handy tips to help save you time, money and energy as you battle your daily trials and tribulations. Don’t feel that you have to incorporate all of these suggestions; however, taking inspiration from these hints could contribute to making life that little bit easier.
Multitasking
Nobody is capable of running on a treadmill while preparing for the next day’s business meetings and still remaining focused. Don’t think of multitasking as doing two things at once; rather consider it a way of doing one thing that achieves two goals.
Sounds complicated, right? Well it doesn’t have to be. Go through your schedule and cut out things that could be considered unnecessary. Is that spinning class clashing with a dentist appointment? Cycle to the surgery. You get the idea.
Multivitamins
Keeping with the trend of multitasking to save time, you can also extend this to your daily routine of taking vitamins and minerals.
Depending on the symptoms you’re suffering from – whether that’s tiredness, anxiety or fidgeting – you can usually find one tablet the combats all. For example, an iron and B12 vitamin is an effective tool for fighting fatigue and common conditions associated with stress, like mouth ulcers.
What’s more, finding an online pharmacy with a delivery service is also a good way of saving time. Medicines2u is one such service; in addition to supplying multivitamins and supplements, this online pharmacy also has a wide selection of toiletries.
If you’re uncertain about the benefits of taking different vitamins and how they can be used to combat different symptoms you may be experiencing, take a look at this ultimate guide to vitamins and minerals.
Dividing home, work and personal
When the pressures of a busy life become overwhelming, it is easy to allow the boundaries between work and home to disappear in an attempt to keep on top of everything. Yet taking work home can actually make effective time management more difficult. If you know there is always the option of finishing an important task after 5pm, there is less incentive to prioritise, set realistic deadlines and make the best use of your working day.
Over time, this blurring of boundaries can also affect your ability to properly switch off. Answering emails at the kitchen table, checking documents from the sofa or working in bed late at night can quickly become habitual, leaving little opportunity for genuine rest and recovery. Creating a clear separation between professional and personal time can therefore be an important part of protecting your wellbeing.
For those experiencing persistent stress, burnout or difficulty coping with workplace demands, seeking appropriate support can also be worthwhile. There are many forms of treatment for professionals experiencing work-related stress, ranging from counselling and coaching to occupational health services and structured wellbeing programmes. Recognising when additional support is needed can be just as important as improving day-to-day productivity.
Practical tools can help too. Free digital time-management platforms such as Todoist allow you to create organised task lists, prioritise deadlines and access your schedule across your computer, tablet or smartphone. By keeping tasks visible and structured during working hours, it can become easier to finish the day with a clearer head and leave work where it belongs.
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Rachel Branson is the Founder of Haywood Media and Editor-in-Chief of Wellbeing Magazine, where she has spent more than twenty years exploring the relationship between health, wellbeing and the environments in which we live. Her passion for housing began growing up in her family’s estate agency, where her grandfather, father and uncles worked as a Chartered Surveyor specialising in commercial, residential property and new homes. She later became Head of Communications for a social housing provider, working closely with communities and new developments. Bringing together experience across property, housing, communications and wellbeing, Rachel is developing a new body of work focused on how homes and neighbourhoods can be designed to support healthier, happier lives through every stage of life.
