Your 24-hours

Due to the rotation of the Earth round the sun to complete a day, time varies from place to place in different, and there is a significant difference in the daily hours of every locality of the world, hereby making some countries to be in daytime and others to be in nighttime - at the same time.

For example, I could be watching the news and a newscaster could be reading the 7pm evening news somewhere in Britain, but if I tune in to a different news channel, another newscaster somewhere in Indonesia could be reading the 10am breakfast news. Meanwhile it is 7pm where I am located.

Both events are happening simultaneously.

That doesn't mean that the timing in Indonesia is wrong, rather it is as a result of the variation of time from place to place in parts of the world.

But even as there is variation in time, one thing is undisputable: Every country can attest to the fact that they have 24 hours in a day !

So how do you spend your 24 hours?

It is understandable that as individuals, we would have to go to our places of work - or school almost on a daily basis, so as to be able to cater for our personal needs and wants, and if we are in the position to, render what little assistance that we can to our families.

And working could be stressful - at least for most people that I know.

It is even more so if you are a student - worker or you are starting a family. Having to balance your work life with family life and then social life have proven to be a difficult task that many people are faced with.

Sometimes those tasks you have to do on a certain day rolls over into the next day, and that could leave you feeling like you haven't got much time.

It is surely an exasperating feeling because you might start feeling like you're doing too much, like you're putting too much strain on yourself and as if you're going bananas.

This is an issue that many people are facing almost on a daily basis and I think we need to start talking about it.

When someone is stressed or continuously overstretched, it could lead to a number of things like early aging, wrinkle formulation, back, shoulder and leg pains which could be a result of sitting down for too long at the desk, headaches, poor eyesight resulting from sitting in front of a screen for too long, amongst many others.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED?

TAKE A BREAK: Most importantly, take a break.

When you're working and seated at the desk especially for long period of time, you should take a break at about every 30 minutes.

Get up, do some stretches, walk around for a bit, do some mild exercises to improve blood flow especially around your leg region, as blood might not be flowing to those parts.

Wear a pair of dark sunshades to protect your eyes or better still take a break from the brightness of your screens - computers, televisions, and phones too.

DON'T OVERSTRETCH YOURSELF: Work according to your abilities. Don't do more than you have the ability to do because you are trying to impress your boss.

Whether you have a health condition or you are medically sound,doesn't matter.

Your health should come first, infact it ought to be among your top priorities so you won't suffer a break down in health presently or at old age.

WRITE A TO-DO LIST: It helps a lot. Not that writing a to-do list would reduce your daily tasks, No! It'll rather help you to know what tasks you are to do for that day and since you are also going to be setting a time frame to your activities, it would give you a sense of direction.

That way, you would know how many tasks you have to accomplish and the ones you're yet to accomplish.

The tasks you have on your to-do list should be written in an order of importance - from the most important to the least important.

Your to-do list could be like:

• Do assignments.

• Take a nap (very important because it helps your brain to relax and rest after all that tedious learning you had to do at school)

• Go to the grocery store.

• Take out the trash.

• Take the dog for a walk in the evening.

• Make dinner etc.

Then as soon as a task is completed, you tick it off your list and move on to the rest.

Honestly, sometimes I feel like the 24 hours we have in a day isn't enough for me to complete the tasks that I have to do daily, and I'm talking based on personal experience here.

I hope you found this article helpful.

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