7 Tips for Refocusing on What Truly Matters

Efficiency & Time ManagementConfidence & Self-AwarenessAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Time management & prioritisation

Summary

Refocus on the essentials in fifteen minutes through three approaches: keeping perspective to ease the pressure, returning to the present through the five senses, and drawing on the wisdom of elders to choose your own life.

Target audience

Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships

Learning objectives

Live in the present, step back from overthinking, and focus on the five senses.
Clear your life of everything unnecessary and burdensome in your daily routine.
Determine what matters to you, not to others, and refocus on the essentials.
Reflect on your life's meaning and aspirations to make better use of your time.

Module outline

ArticlesA reflection exercise on what clutters our professional life
Expert videoExplore ways to refocus on the essentials through three approaches: keeping perspective, living in the present, and following the wisdom of elders
AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

Three approaches: keeping perspective, living in the present, wisdom of elders; the important/urgent distinction; the five regrets of the dying.

Research-based

A quote from the philosopher Hegel on time; the bestseller by Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse, on the five regrets of the dying.