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Urgency addiction

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  I wrote about importance before because I wanted to choose the best one (social bias). I am more of an urgent person. I am a very good urgency maker, and I used to feel proud of it. When I read Stephen Covey's book, 'First Things First,' I understood why I do what I do.  In my school days, I wanted to read everything before I went for my exams, but that never used to happen. On the other hand, whatever I had read before, that also I used to forget, and everything seemed a waste. From that day on, I gave up doing it beforehand. I would have enough time to read and revise, but I will wait for just enough time to read. I will be overworked and highly tense. Many times, I failed to complete what I had planned, and then at the exam desk, I would regret not being able to attempt a simple question because I did not have time to revise. I suffer still; I do not change. This question is answered today. So how does my urgency feel? I feel stressed, tense, pressured, and exhausted. ...

Prioritize yourself

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As I have finished discovering myself. Now is the time to give me importance. Prioritize means to add gravity to my own existence. I have been a big fan of Stephen Covey, and as I read his book First Things First , it adds much meaning to prioritizing oneself.  He began with a conversation with his daughter, who has recently given birth to her third child. She says that she was so frustrated because this baby is taking all her time, and she cannot do things that only she can do (her projects, her contributions, and other household jobs).  Her father said, " Just relax. “ Relax and enjoy the nature of this new experience. Let this infant feel your joy in the role of mother. No one else can love and nurture that child the way you can. All other interests pale in comparison for now.” When I read this, it just opened my eyes to multitudes of things that were running in my head. The author mentioned one more line that caught my attention most. “Don’t even keep a schedule. Forget yo...