In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in a schedule that demands you always go, go, go! If you feel like you’re racing through life yet making very little progress, you may be moving too fast to enjoy the journey. Check for these signs that you’re spending your life in warp speed, and take a moment to consider how you can slow down.
You Feel Like You’re Always Behind
If you wake up and go to bed feeling like you’re constantly trying to catch up, you’re probably rushing through the hours in between in a frantic race to do it all. The answer isn’t to do everything faster. Instead, do less and do it more slowly. Talk to a live psychic about ways you can prioritize.
You Can’t Remember Your Last Three Meals
If you don’t know what you ate for your last breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then you must not have enjoyed these meals the way you should. Stop working through your lunches with a sandwich at your desk or eating a breakfast bar in the car during your commute. Use your meals as a much-needed break in the day. Set the table, use a cloth napkin, enjoy multiple courses, and savor every last bite.
Social Media Tells You Everything You Know About Family and Friends
Social media is fine in small doses, but if you communicate almost exclusively through this medium, you’re taking the speedy shortcut to relationship building, and creating flimsy connections that will collapse easily. Call your friends to say happy birthday instead of posting it to their walls. Schedule a play date and coo over your nephews in person instead of liking their pictures. Slow down and make real world connections.
You Rarely Feel a Sense of Accomplishment
Rushing through life, you’ll always end up halfway through your next project before you have time to celebrate one you just finished. Work purposefully on one thing at a time and pause to celebrate when you’re done. Take the time to acknowledge your accomplishments, from bathing the dog to earning a raise.
You Multitask Regularly
Many people feel like multitasking is an efficient way to do two things at once, but this tactic actually decreases your productivity by slowing down both tasks. You would get done much faster if you did your jobs one at a time. If you’re struggling to prioritize your projects, ask a telephone psychic which task needs your attention first.
Driving is Always About the Destination
Gas is expensive, so you may not go joy riding anymore, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t find joy in each ride just the same. If you’re driving exclusively to get to your destination, you’re missing out on a prime opportunity to fully enjoy the moment.
It’s easy to get caught up in the rush, but slowing down will help you enjoy each minute that you have. Remember, you only have so many.