Jack of all trades, master of none!

“Things which matter the most must never be at the mercy of things which matter the least”                   

                                     – Goethe

In this world full of chaos there is a chance that you can get lost, in this constant humdrum of getting things done, maintaining work life balance and proving yourself, there is a chance that our mind can’t really focus on one thing and the output is zero. We try to get too many things done at once. Chasing many goals at the same time. Multi-tasking, mental juggling, plate spinning, and general tail chasing soon follows. As it does, we begin to live in a state of constant distraction, getting further away from achieving anything of real value.

We praise the multi-tasker, where devices with multiple functions are always considered superior, on the surface, it seems as if our multitasking makes us supremely productive, and therefore little about that feels problematic. We marvel at the wonders allowed by our technologized world: sending an email instead of waiting for snail mail, WhatsApping a friend while Skyping with Mom while streaming Netflix, opening endless tabs and windows in a daily quest for information. As technological tools become increasingly integrated into our everyday activities—not only through smartphones and tablets but in wearable technologies and real-time, auto-updating applications—we become socially conditioned to multitask with the same effortlessness that our gadgets demonstrate. And we are conditioned to believe this power to be a blessing, not a curse.

BUT,

The reality is that when we try to juggle many tasks at once, we often never finish any one of them fully. We talk about doing many things and ultimately do very few, often leaving efforts unfinished or abandoned.

Why don’t we just stop and take a breather? Why do we keep firing on all engines, even if we can tell we’re losing a sense of direction?

What if we start to look at life with a different approach, of letting go some things and concentrating on the things which matter the most?

Try to think this as driving your energy or putting in your efforts to most important things in your life at present and letting go of the distractions which puts you in a fuss. The power of saying ‘No’ to certain things comes in handy then. Saying ‘No’ to all the distractions which deviate you from your path, to the actions which disturb your inner peace. Nobody is perfect and each and every one of us has chaos in our life, life can’t be perfect, then why to destroy our inner peace, why to create unnecessary complexities in the hurry of getting things done. Believe me you can achieve more if you let go of this distractions and focus on what is important.

But how do we do that?

 Simply re-evaluate your priorities…

 Try to take one task at a time and focus on it. Start with the things which are the most important to you and let go of the things which are unnecessary. You have to decide

What matters to you the most?

What exactly is, or was, the life you had hoped to live?

Is it one with less work, more family time, and lower levels of stress? Or is it instead one geared towards professional success

Do you like prioritizing physical activity and staying fit?

What are the same things that bring the smile to your face at the end of day?

Once you answer those questions, you can begin to unearth what truly matters to you.

And when you discover that you will see that you are making time for what matters to you the most, you will be happy, you will cherish each and every moment and you will be fully invested in the task at hand. You will laugh; share, care and you will make time for your hobbies and passions. By taking small steps you will start achieving more in life. You will feel peace with yourself.