"Time Out" is a jargon from the sports world and often used by players, umpires, commentators or by audience. But I believe each one of us need to practise it in our day-2-day life irrespective of the fact that whether we are sports people or not. First of all what is Time Out? According to me, it is a time dedicated to oneself to reflect on his/her actions, gather all the thoughts and then plan for the next course of action.
In today's world this phenomenon has become highly significant, especially for the young people. So, the question is why it is so important? The answer lies in the changing life style of people and competitive requirements of the world. The young generation is fighting out to be successful and create a unique identity for themselves in whatever activity they endeavour. But to fulfill this demand, they need to put in huge amount of efforts in terms of time. With the popular proverb "All Work And No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy" holding true, the fun activity also calls for some free time. Here fun time is referred as the time spent with family and friends. So, now the individual needs to fit in his/her serious + fun work in the available 24 hrs. As a consequence, with each passing day, the fatigue level starts increasing and at its peak, it becomes imperative for the individual to call for "Time Out".
There are various ways in which people handle this "Time Out" since the universe is filled out with such diverse entities. Some of them take a "Time Out" at night just before sleeping pondering over the days' events and planning for the mysterious tomorrow. A few others like to do meditation all alone during some part of the day so that they are able to focus and concentrate more. There are still others who like to read or listen to motivational stuff that keeps their life ticking with enthusiasm.
I happen to attend one of the corporate training sessions on "Mind Mapping" (Check for more information on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map%20.....interesting---> interesting concept !!). In this session, the trainer stressed the fact of being brain ambidextrous :) i.e. using both the sides of the brain equally. Normally, people are using only the left part of the brain. The right part of the brain deals with imagination, rhythm, space, graphics and so on (http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/images/left_right_brain.jpg). There are also techniques to increase the usage of right part of the brain (Refer to website: http://www.gocreate.com/workouts/ to increase the creative thinking capacity). So, I believe it is essential for the person to use the right part of the brain during the "Time Out" period so the person will be most effective and efficient in achieving the personal and professional milestones with minmal fatigue.
So, to all my blog readers, I strongly advise you to take a "Time Out" so as to become successful person in your arenas of life and at the same time leading a comfortable and relaxing life with minimum stress.
9 comments:
very true and well composed..,
the only Time-Out I take is when I am in the restroom
also that right brain stuff.., i had taken a test and my left brain to right brain usage was like 89-11 !!i think i need to quit and look for something else in life, but u know i wont ;)
@atul: lovely write up. yes i too agree about taking "time out" once a while.
i hope the article is for busy people. if someone lazy reads it, he will take even more time-out... "all play and no work will make jack good-for-nothing"... just kidding!
one point though: what needs to be done in the time out period will depend upon what work someone does. like: people in the creative field, will not like to exercise their right brain during the time-out period, coz thats what they have been doing all the while!! :)
@salil(vyaktigat...): wow salil, u actually took a test on the left-right brain?? even i wud like to take it!
Nice one Atul. With the busy lifestyle most ppl are living these days, "Time-Out" is really important in once life to keep going...
Even I had no time out for 3 years, when I decide to change what I am doing and noww.... "Time-Out" is a regular phenomenon.... and it is really re-vitalizer :-)
@Salil... where can we take the left-right brain test???
Hmmm. Definately a required thing I guess in todays life especially. So to do it seriously I have blogged. Do check it
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