A couple of months ago I noticed that I was reflexively checking the time throughout the day, then making assessments about how quickly or slowly my day was going. Allowing anxiety to grow based on what I still had to do or hadn’t accomplished. Not being present.
So I decided to stop wearing my watch.
Seems like a simplistic approach right? And it is. Yet it worked.
I noticed I stopped focusing on the time on my watch and began living more in the moment and focusing on what I was doing. Of course it’s not like I was ever far from a clock – my phone, my computer, my calendar with meeting reminders – but those are not sitting on my wrist, tempting me to check the time moment after moment.
Sometimes the simplest solutions produce meaningful results.
Is it time for you to take off your watch?