Go Slow to Manage Time Effectively

Go Slow

Are you always in a hurry? Are you always running short of time? Are you working quickly to get things done? If so, you are not in control of your time. There are ways to be the master of time:

• Plan ahead
• Be an early riser
• Doing the first thing first

When you manage time effectively, you are mindful, you get peace of mind and you go slow to get things done. You are not literally doing a thing at a snail pace. You are paying full attention and work diligently but you are not under pressure or running short of time to get things done. You enjoy the process of doing it. There is a difference between working mindfully and working quickly and not paying full attention to what you do.

There are delightful ways to go slow in life:

  

• Eat slowly: When you eat you don’t watch TV or read a newspaper. You sit down to savor and enjoy your food.  You chew each mouthful and taste the food before swallowing it. Actually, proper digestion starts with the saliva.
• Read slowly: Read to understand and learn from it. When you read quickly you have to reread to know what it is all about. 
• Love slowly: Love is not at first sight. It takes time to get to know and understand each other more and better.
• Exercise slowly: You get the most benefits out of a slow jog. You enjoy the fresh air and take in more oxygen. You look and see more along the way.
• Drive slowly: To drive slowly is to drive defensively. You anticipate and are on the alert at places where there are likely to cause accidents. You pick up at a reasonable speed when it is safe to do so.    
• Work slowly: An organized person has already planned ahead to do first thing first. There is time for him to take deserving breaks and he is in full control of the time to accomplish the tasks of the day without working under stress.
• Live slowly: When you go for a sightseeing trip you don’t rush about but you take your time to feast your eyes with the breathtaking scenes. Go slow in life to appreciate nature and the environment around you.

  

When you are in full control of your time, you go slow and enjoy what you do.

Slow Down to Enjoy What You Do and Take Breaks

There are three things in life you should do every day to enhance your happiness. They are:

1. Go slow
2. Enjoy what you do
3. Take breaks

Go slow: Go slow is an effective way to get things done faster with fewer mistakes and less stress. You work with a cool, calm and collected mind to produce quality work. Just work a little slower to get more out of life. Go slow to appreciate and marvel the wonders of nature. Eat slowly to enjoy your food and get better digestion. Talk slowly to get your message across clearly and precisely. Drive a little slower to avoid accidents.

Enjoy what you do: Life is too short to be miserable and you should enjoy what you do every day. You will surely enjoy celebrations here and there but they are few and far in between and the best thing to do is to find happiness from day to day. The way to do it is to enjoy what you do daily. Enjoy your commute, your work, your breaks, your leisure, your family life, your passion and interests and your sleep.

Take breaks: Taking a break from time to time is a way to go slow and be more productive. Taking a break after a job done well is to celebrate your accomplishment. Taking a break is also essential to clear the clutter in your mind after getting a tough job done so that you can go back to work with a  clear mind and renewed energy.

You will find satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness in your daily life when you go slow, enjoy what you do and take breaks.

10 Ways to Go Slow and Enjoy life

You must have encountered this situation: You try to get something done in a hurry, in the end you make a lot of mistakes and spend more time to get it done. It is frustrating and it drives you nuts. Your blood pressure also goes up. The best thing in life is to go slow and enjoy what you do. Here are the top ten ways to do so:


1. Enjoy your work: Don’t do things in a hurry to produce shabby work. Be pain-taking, meticulous, and do it slowly once and for all. Plan your work and work your plan. Get things done smoothly according to your to-do list without stress.

2. Enjoy your meals: Chew your food well because digestion starts with the saliva in the mouth. Enjoy each mouthful by eating slowly. Switch off the TV set and enjoy your food fully.

3. Enjoy your drive: Don’t go fast, let the other fellow overtake you. Do not risk your life and other people’s lives by driving recklessly. Listen to music or motivational CD and enjoy your trip.

4. Enjoy your leisure: Don’t switch from one station to another or change from one channel to another. Take the time to enjoy and appreciate one program in full. Understand the story and get some meaning out of it.

5. Enjoy the moment: Get the flow of things. Don’t think of something else while you are working. Indulge in the pleasure of doing the task at hand. and don’t worry about the future or regret about the past

6. Enjoy the connection: Stop and chat and don’t be in a hurry to leave. You never know when you will be able to meet your friend again. Enjoy the precious moment.

7. Enjoy your exercise: Weight lifting is not to be done in a hurry. Do it slowly to get the full benefits of building your strength. Jog at a pace you enjoy the most and don’t run out of breath. Enjoy the exercise, the fresh air, and the sunshine

8. Enjoy as an early riser: Early riser enjoys the most out of a brand new day. There is no need to rush about to get things done. There is time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast and there is plenty of time to get things done because you are way ahead of others who are still in bed.

9. Enjoy your interests and passion: Have the time of your life to enjoy doing things that are meaningful to you such as writing, teaching, or helping the poor.

10. Enjoy your happiness: Happiness is here and now. Don’t wait for a special occasion in the future to be happy. By the way, will you be happy when the time comes? Discover happiness in everything you do every day. Listen to the falling rain, watch the cruising boat in the river, smile the flower in your garden, these are some of the simple things to enjoy every day. Go slow and make the journey of life enjoyable.


The best thing in life is to avoid getting into a stressful situation by doing things in a hurry. Go slow, enjoy life, and be happy.