While growing up, I was mostly clumsy. I tried to do too many things at a time or tried to do things very fast!
My hubby is at the other end! He is too slow (to me). He is the master of doing one thing at a time, slowly and carefully. He takes his time to complete a task and does it thoroughly.
Lately, I am learning to slow down. I have come a long way.
Few things where I slow down in my day-to-day routine:
1. After I am awake, I take time to get out of bed. I lie there, enjoying the sounds of early morning and the warmth of cozy bed.
2. Drink my morning cup of coffee without doing anything else, just gazing out of balcony.
3. Take time to exercise slowly.
4. Take a slow, long shower.
Anything after this becomes a bit rush. My office culture doesn't support doing one task at a time!
After coming home in the evening, I slow down again.
5. Enjoy and sit-down to spend time with my 3-year old being completely with her - no cooking, no mobiles, no laptop, no TV.
6. Take time to slowly go to bed following all the night routine.
Slowing down doesn't mean being lazy. It's just an effective way to get things done efficiently in the same time. By multitasking, you are not doing justice to any task at hand. There is a whole website dedicated to slowdown and to take it easy! Go ahead, get some tips to slowdown. Ah, right! That website gives exception to women stating that women have superior brain function and are capable of multitasking! Most women who multitask are frazzled and exhauseted. That's exactly why women should slowdown too.
I am seeing a reflection of my childhood in my daughter. She wants to do too many things, all at once! I am trying to teach her to be patient, to do one thing at a time. I am sure we both will learn together to slow down, to be patient and to only do one thing at a time.
My hubby is at the other end! He is too slow (to me). He is the master of doing one thing at a time, slowly and carefully. He takes his time to complete a task and does it thoroughly.
Lately, I am learning to slow down. I have come a long way.
Few things where I slow down in my day-to-day routine:
1. After I am awake, I take time to get out of bed. I lie there, enjoying the sounds of early morning and the warmth of cozy bed.
2. Drink my morning cup of coffee without doing anything else, just gazing out of balcony.
3. Take time to exercise slowly.
4. Take a slow, long shower.
Anything after this becomes a bit rush. My office culture doesn't support doing one task at a time!
After coming home in the evening, I slow down again.
5. Enjoy and sit-down to spend time with my 3-year old being completely with her - no cooking, no mobiles, no laptop, no TV.
6. Take time to slowly go to bed following all the night routine.
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I am seeing a reflection of my childhood in my daughter. She wants to do too many things, all at once! I am trying to teach her to be patient, to do one thing at a time. I am sure we both will learn together to slow down, to be patient and to only do one thing at a time.
I agree patience and single-minded attention is very important too.
ReplyDeleteHoping to instill that in my daughter early on!
DeleteI wish I could get up slowly in the morning and enjoy the beginning of the day...but reality does not allow me to do so!
ReplyDeleteIf not getting up slowly in the morning, you must be doing something else slowly.
DeleteIn retrospect of my childhood I now understand why people called me carefree or whatever it was... I never banged my head against something I didn't want to do.. My biggest "slow down" trick is to talk to only people whom I like and doing things I like, extremely being absorbed in them...
ReplyDeleteYeah! You are also the master of slowness!!
DeleteWell said! "Slowing Down" helps you to enjoy and savour the moment which is totally lost in the mad rush of just doing something!
ReplyDeleteExactly!!
DeleteMy case is just the opposite. I did everything slow, fully absorbed in that one task with great attention to detail, kind of perfectionist.But I always got an earful from my parents and in-laws for that, I was repeatedly asked to speed up!!! Now that I have a toddler at home, I have to speed up to manage my job, house-work and the kid. All this speeding up and multi tasking is taking a toll on me, am tired, exhausted and often lose my temper.
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May be you need to simplify and organize your routine. But staying in a big family and simplifying things is easier said than done!
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ReplyDeleteBeing a fan and follower of slowness;) I like to mention, slowness is divine, nature, life. And the best explanation is nature itself, with nature everything happens with slowly, contently. If at all something is swift with nature, that brings sorrow; like floods, earthquakes.
ReplyDeleteEnjoying an early morning calmness is really something.
Welcome to my space Harshith!
DeleteNice analogy of nature, but these days, getting in touch with nature is something that is done only while on vacations!! Sigh !!:-(
Yeah such a sad thing it is!!. I miss my childhood, during primary school, taking advantage of my father's good contacts in school most part of the year I use to spend in Madikeri.
DeleteYou have a nice blog Divya. Loved reading your posts. Came here from Parentous.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sumana, Glad you liked my posts.
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