by Priyamvada Nagar, Head Writer There are some days when you feel that everyone is cheering loud for you and you are so close to the finish line, but you just cannot move any further. When standing still feels better than running at a speed that burns you out, when snuggling in your bed for an extra ten minutes feels more comforting than getting up and keeping the hustle going - how do you decide which road to take? As a 19-year-old who loves being in bed watching 10 Things I Hate About You on repeat, I constantly struggle with doing things that might not provide me with instant gratification but that will instead give me immense sense of achievement later. As I speak from personal experiences and anecdotes, I still write this article with 6 tabs open in my laptop, 5 things that constantly tear my mind apart, 4 things that I have yet to complete, and yet in the end, taking 3 breaths might solve it all in the next 2 seconds, and focusing on 1 thing at once might just be the approach I was searching for. I have come to believe that as a generation of hustlers, we want everything planned out to the last dot, yet we either shy away from the work it demands from us, or we end up working ourselves to an extent that causes distress. There is a deadly combination of wanting too much and working too much but being unable to make the choices that lead us towards success. I have learnt from my environment the importance of “closing all tabs,” i.e., removing all excessive information that does not serve you in the present moment and finding your balance to work accordingly. There are several ways through which one can achieve this state of “closing all tabs,” such as practicing mindfulness meditation, surrounding oneself with people who provide you with a sense of comfort and fulfilment, as well as doing the bare minimum for yourself such as physical exercises, breathing exercises, etc. (Cuncic, 2021). Sometimes, it is doing the bare minimum that gets you through the longest stretches of life. Priyamvada is an undergraduate student at the University of Guelph, and a Head Writer on GetPsyched! Are you interested in submitting a post to GetPsyched? Make sure you fill out our submission form and send it back to us so we can showcase your ideas! Edited by Mia Pistore. References
Cuncic, Arlin. “How Do You Live in the Present?” Verywell Mind, 10 Nov. 2021, www.verywellmind.com/how-do-you-live-in-the-present-5204439.
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