Here’s something off topic - One of the best life hacks that I learned about on YouTube a few years ago has been a game changer for me as a super simple stress reducer and thought to share. It’s called “the 5-minute rule”. Whether it’s personal life or work related, if something pops up that takes 5 minutes or less, just do it on the spot without overthinking “when sound I do this?” or “I’ll get to it later”. If it takes more than 5 minutes, put it on your “to do” list and prioritize it/schedule it. It’s amazing how much orderly my house is when I just see something out of place or think of a simple quick task that catches my eye that needs attention and do it vs having all of these random little things lurcking in my head causing unnecessary anxiety.
I do have to admit though that at work, responding to most emails I receive almost always takes me long er than 5 min to reply just because to be accurate with my responses I generally have to look up and research things and/or carefully navigate office politics that requires thought and strategy vs just a quick reply on my initial thoughts that usually causes a need for “mop up” with follow up emails or phone calls which I try to avoid.
I do have to admit though that at work, responding to most emails I receive almost always takes me long er than 5 min to reply just because to be accurate with my responses I generally have to look up and research things and/or carefully navigate office politics that requires thought and strategy vs just a quick reply on my initial thoughts that usually causes a need for “mop up” with follow up emails or phone calls which I try to avoid.
