SHANGRALA'S
LIFE
HACKS!
Back in time, self-improvement classes at school were unheard of. Most practical
life skills were learned through ones own life experiences. With that being said,
modern-day personal development classes and bible self-help classes at school
seem like a good idea. In addition to being useful for students, they might
also be quite helpful for society in general. Here are some life hacks that the
earlier you use them, the better off you'll be. Enjoy! :)
Also known as the Pareto Principle, this rule states that 80 percent of the value
you will receive will come from 20 percent of your activities. Therefore this
implies that a lot of what we do is probably not as useful, or necessary, as we
imagine it to be. So how can we go about managing our time during such activities?
One way to do it is to decrease the time you spend on them. Doing so will allow
you to dedicate more time and energy to the Godly things that truly bring you value,
happiness and fulfillment.
Keeping a positive attitude will alter your life. For instance, having a positive
outlook as opposed to a negative one will enable you to see what may have been
invisible to you before. When you change your attitude, you can more easily see
God's blessing in your life instead of focusing on the dark side. Try to make a
real effort to change your attitude rather than merely analyzing the idea in your
mind. The results may surprise you. Let God work with and for you.
We're often told to feel grateful for what we have, but how often do we practice it?
Dedicating a minute or two to giving thanks to God each day will do a lot more for
us than just make us feel appreciative. Expressing gratitude is a great way of
turning a bad mood into a good one. It keeps us uplifted and enables us to focus
on the right things for God. It motivates us to make others happy, and as a result,
will make us feel happier too.
When we compare ourselves to others and what they have, we allow external sources
to control how we feel about ourselves. Think about it - you'll be much better off
comparing yourself to yourself. Start by taking a look back at your own journey
and see how far you've come. Take a look at all you have managed to accomplish
and see how you have grown. Reflecting on how far we have come through Christ brings
us lots of inner peace, empowers us and brings positive feelings into our lives.
Most of the time, our fears are merely constructs of our minds - nothing more.
They take away from our inner peace and cause us undue stress. Worrying over things
that have not happened only deprives us of time. Instead, give your worries to God
through Jesus Christ and release that worry from your thoughts. Do not waste time
dwelling on fears.
While it may be easy to get ourselves wrapped up in the small things, most of what
we deem to be a big problem at present, may most likely turn out to be something
that we have forgotten about in three years. Give your problems to God and
remember that taking yourself, your thoughts or your emotions too seriously will
only lead to more suffering - relax and lighten up! Doing so will not only uplift
your mood, it will uplift your life. We've got a big God! Let Him take care of it!
Writing our thoughts down is a good way to stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
It sparks our creativity and enables us to retain our good ideas too so that we can
be at our best for God.
In every experience that we encounter, there is always something that we can learn
and that can help us grow. When going through a negative experience, ask yourself
what good can come out of this? Expect God to give you a rainbow at the end of your
storm. With time, one negative experience can help you create many positive
experiences.
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Bear in mind that a task will increase in both time and complexity depending on
how much time you set aside for it. For example, if you give yourself one week
to come up with a solution, the problem will likely get more difficult. So rather
than giving yourself more time, give yourself an hour (instead of the whole day)
or a day (instead of the whole week) to come up with a solution. Doing so will
force your mind to focus on what's in front of you.
Procrastination and low-level anxiety or fears are the results of boring or routine
tasks. However, batching (doing activities one after another) will enable you to do
them quickly, as the start-up time between one activity and the next is shorter. It
makes your day less stress-filled if you think of it as like with walking. If you
think, 'one step at a time sweet Jesus' then you'll not become overwelmed by all
that you want to accomplish and wind up shutting down. You'll become fully engaged
in each task by taking them one step at a time. By doing so, it also allows your
mind to remain more focused allowing you to do your best with each task all day long.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but if you want to increase the value you receive
(money, love, kindness, opportunities etc.), you have to increase the value you
give. God's rule of giving equals receiving will become apparent to you as you do.
Over time, you come to learn that you get what you give. Seldom do we get something
for nothing.
If you sit and wait around for someone else to get something done, though it
may get done, it will generally take up a lot of time before it happens. So,
Instead of waiting, be proactive. Keep in mind, God moves when you move. Be the
one to take the first practical action and get the ball rolling. Besides
saving you time on waiting, it will also feel more rewarding, making you feel
like you have power over your life.
While we often think that it is fine to try things and fail until we learn in our
younger years, we often tend to hold back as we get older. It may be due to the
fear of failure, or of what others might think. Success in life often comes from
not giving up despite mistakes and failures. It comes from being persistent. If
we give up immediately after a failure, we might miss out on learning valuable
lessons and possibly, more success.
Perhaps one of the biggest reasons why people give up after just a few mistakes
or failures is because they bring themselves down. But this is a rather pointless
habit, as it will only cause additional and unnecessary pain. Remember you are
the only you God has. He values you highly and chose you to be His child. God
has full confidence in you and your abilities so don't let those negative thoughts
drag you down. Just think about how much God loves you. He gave His only begotten
son for you. God's on your side! You can do it.
While meeting new people is fun, it can also create feelings of nervousness. One of
the best ways to make a good impression and avoid getting stuck in awkward
conversations is to assume rapport. Imagine that you are meeting one of your best
friends. Start the new interaction in that frame of mind instead of a nervous one.
This technique works surprisingly well.
Keep your focus steady on God. Set goals and review them frequently to keep
you focused on what's important to God and you, moving you closer toward where you
want to go. But how can you motivate yourself to stay focused? It may come as a
surprise to learn that the inner workings of your body, predominantly the
Reticular Activation System (RAS), can help you retain your Godly focus.
The RAS located at the base of the brain acts as a filter against all the 'data'
(sounds, tastes, images, etc.) that surrounds us. Seeing as the brain can only
process so much information at one go, the RAS will only let things through
that it considers to be important. The RAS determines what it considers to be
important, by taking into account what you focus on most. If you focus on
negative self-talk, such as "I am really bad at this", "I never have enough
money", and so on, your RAS will show you things to prove to you that what
you're thinking is the truth, even though it's not.
Consequently, the more proof you see, the stronger your belief that it is true
becomes. The stronger your belief is, the more likely you are to tell it to
yourself. However, you can train your RAS to look for God's positives - "I am
confident", "I am good with money", and so on. By doing so, your RAS will start
to show you things to prove that your new belief is true for you. That's how
you renew your mind to God's Word and Will for you and help yourself become a
stronger Christian full of God's love and power through Jesus Christ.
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