{"id":1102,"date":"2020-01-10T07:53:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2020-01-06T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T14:54:55","slug":"you-have-time-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/you-have-time-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU HAVE TIME IN 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We\u2019re a week\ninto the last year of another decade. Wow, does time fly! Do you have your list\nof New Year\u2019s resolutions to make 2020 the best year ever? Throughout the year\nI\u2019m always adding things to my list of things to do. As with many to-do lists,\nsome of the items on it keep getting pushed down in the ranking of priorities\nbecause of the constraints of time. So, just like last year, my first New Year\u2019s\nresolution is to take that list and purify it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many driven\npeople pride themselves on how many tasks and commitments they are able to take\non. This is difficult to sustain. Eventually, this philosophy of always doing\nmore becomes counterproductive, as you inevitably have to approach your growing\nlist of commitments from a different perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality of\nit is that getting more done is not a matter of doing more things; it is a\nmatter of doing the right things with your time. In that sense, the answer is\noften found in identifying and relieving yourself from the low-value time\nwasters that hold you back from giving your full attention to the things that\ntruly matter to drive you forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t buy\nmore hours in a day, but you can reclaim time for yourself. You can choose to\ndelegate and\/or choose to streamline and purge yourself of recurring nuisances\nthat eat away at your productivity. You can choose to say \u201cno\u201d. If there is\nsomething that doesn\u2019t fit your criteria for being worthwhile, don\u2019t do it. However,\neliminating things from your life does not mean burdening someone else with\ndaily personal responsibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By purifying\nyour time priorities in this way, you amplify the value of your time. So, as\nyou put together your list of things you want to do over the coming year, be\nsure to work on another list at the same time: a list of things you don\u2019t want\nto do anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be persistent\nwith it, keeping in mind that this is your most precious resource we are\ntalking about. Examine each recurring demand on your time and ask yourself if it\u2019s\nadding value to your life in an intangible way? Is it enhancing your\nproductivity and improving your life? If the answer is no to both of those\nquestions, the next question becomes obvious: Then why are you doing this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenge\nyourself right now to sit down and create your own list of things to not do in\n2020. Try to come up with at least five items. This is a great way to start the\nyear with a feeling of liberation. This allows you to clear your mind of\nclutter and award yourself more time and energy to embrace the really important\npossibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can create\nspecific lists for different aspects of your life, like your health. Changing\nyour habits takes effort and the awareness that you want the change in your life.\nQuality sleep is probably one of the most important things to make sure is in\ncheck. Many people have sleep hygiene issues that greatly affect their life and\nhow they feel. I\u2019ll have more on that this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have\nbeen neglecting your dental health, make this a priority to get in order this\nyear. It doesn\u2019t matter if you \u201cthink\u201d everything is okay. As with every single\nthing on your list, there needs to be accountability. Change is good for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. St. Clair\nmaintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered\nfamily dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written\nabout or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@stclairdmd.com<\/a>.\nYou can view all previously written columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re a week into the last year of another decade. Wow, does time fly! Do you have your list of New Year\u2019s resolutions to make 2020 the best year ever? Throughout the year I\u2019m always adding things to my list of things to do. As with many to-do lists, some of the items on it keep getting pushed down in the ranking of priorities because of the constraints of time. So, just like last year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}