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When I met Shylla from Inner Matter, I didn’t think I had a vision for my life. I’m so thankful I stepped out of my comfort zone. Her work is like nothing I’ve ever tried and I absolutely love it. She is such an amazing, genuine being. I now know what peace feels like, and it’s obtainable. Shylla is a gift and has forever changed my life for the better. I highly, wholeheartedly, recommend working with Shylla. She’s great!
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When we become stuck on the hamster wheel, we are essentially running at high speed, burning lots of energy, and getting nowhere fast. We work harder and gain little, if any, ground. It’s when that little voice in your head keeps asking, “How long can you keep going like this?” Or we reflect back on our day, wonder where it all went and what we actually accomplished as our to-do list still looks the same. I’ve been there and most likely so have you.
Today’s world comes with a host of distractions from email notifications, cell phone pings, social media alerts, and the list goes on. As a culture, we pride ourselves on our ability to multi-task and it comes at the cost of productivity. In fact, “multitasking” reduces our productivity by as much as 40%. In addition, it can drop our IQ by as much as 15 points. Is this really something we want to pride ourselves on? Count me out.
The reality is, we don’t multitask, we shift our focus. Unless we are talking about autonomic habits like blinking, breathing, and a heartbeat, we are not made to multitask. In fact, every time we shift our focus due to a distraction, it takes anywhere from 12-25 minutes to get back on task. That means a total of 10 distractions can cost us up to 250 minutes within a work day. Good use of time? I think not.
Busy means we are paying too much attention to the urgent and far too little attention to what really matters. Trying to manage too many tasks within a day simultaneously inevitably causes our stress levels to heighten. Our stress levels range from low, moderate, to toxic levels. Operating at a moderate to toxic level for prolonged periods of time can actually cause the brain to decrease its ability to pay attention, perception, short-term memory, learning, and our ability to find our words. Furthermore, when we find ourselves in this state, we typically experience emotional distress, have poor nutrition, and we get inadequate sleep.
Getting off the hamster wheel can be scary. It means we have to face our fears, own the patterns that got us on the wheel at racing speeds, and slow down. The thought of slowing down can cause us to panic and wonder if everything will fall apart if we can’t keep going at the unreasonable pace we’ve been going.
We’re here to tell you, it’s time to go slow so you can go fast. When you slow down, you’ll be able to remember things better, giving you back time lost under your old habits. When we slow down and learn to be fully present, we actually improve our accuracy rate by as much as 50%. Say what?!?
Yes, we won’t have to go back and do tasks many times; we can actually complete most of them from start to finish. There’s that extra time you’ve been needing!
Most often, when we are rushing throughout our days, we are not being conscious of our habits, using the highest level of problem-solving our brains are prepared for, and really thinking through the tasks we are completing. Analyzing our tasks, removing anything unnecessary, and prioritizing our to-do list is also a great way to find more time within a day. Blocking out time with limited to no distractions is necessary for feeling a sense of daily accomplishment.
While running on the hamster wheel may seem necessary for a brief moment, it really shows we are in survival and do not have the situation under control. Running on the hamster wheel too long has a negative impact on our overall well-being leading us to burnout. When we are burnt out, we are good for no one, including ourselves and most precious loved ones.
Say what?!? Yes, we are confident we will deliver our promise to you and then some. We’re not showing up to waste anyone’s time and we mean ‘fun’ business!
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