7 Tips to get yourself together
Little ways to get yourself together in your 20s
We’ve all procrastinated at some point in our lives – some of us longer than others. But if getting yourself together, here are some tips to try:
- Play: sounds funny right? Well, you should! Remember when you were still young? Being a kind, you didn’t have societal pressures, bills, or have a mortgage when you could just ride on the rollercoaster or ride your bike on the cul-de-sac, swing and play – freeze tag. At this stage, your creativity bar is still high. So you just have to pull it (our creativity) out and show the world.
- Set a schedule and stick to it: when you lose motivation, what did you do? Well, you should try jotting down things; this could be a to-do list or just your feelings. Trust me; something is gratifying about crossing things off your to-do list or being able to express your thoughts. Also, the little accomplishment inspired by things you jot down will help you build your confidence and lift you when you’re down.
- Cut out the drama: that crush who keeps you checking your phone all the time, that stupid TV series you binge effortlessly until 3:00 am. Rather than waste your time with all of these, you can take an inventory of the junks eating up your time. Rather make a serious effort to take breaks 0r at least, put a time cap on each day.
- Learn to ask for help: asking for help doesn’t make you weak. Sometimes, it’s great to reach out to people no matter the type of project you’re trying to put off. Need help writing a term paper? Getting to the gym? Or prepare for an interview? Just text or call the people that matter – it could be a friend or a family member. It isn’t that hard to ask someone for backup.
- Be honest with yourself: you need to start asking yourself sincere questions. Start with your actions? Reminisce on them and make right what you think you’ve done wrong. There are other ways to be sincere with oneself; for instance, you can start by asking yourself important questions such as: “why do I feel the need to put this off?” “Do I work under pressure?” “can I get this done?” “What’s my greatest fear?”
- Go out: we get in our heads sometimes – so much that we can spend an entire day sitting on our beds or chairs just lost in our thoughts. But the sad part, in the end, is that it didn’t get us anywhere. So my answer to this? Just go outside! Get some fresh air – get those senses of yours going again. If you don’t live close to a park, hit the cinemas, zoo, or gym. Get your endorphins going.
- Turn off your WiFi: one of the hardest things to ask someone to do these days. But the fact is, the world won’t stop spinning if you don’t check on the trends on Twitter. The world won’t also stop turning if you don’t check your friend’s Facebook profile. So just turn your WiFi off now. Because, at the end of it all, 18-24 is the age where you can build your future or destroy it. Everything depends on your hard work.
