Let’s Track Our Time

Recently in one of my clinical supervision groups, I led a polyvagal exercise focused on each supervisee identifying and intentionally moving themselves into a safe nervous system state.

Afterward when I asked them what that was like, one clinician wisely noted that she doesn't always want to move herself into a ventral vagal state; that if her nervous system is giving her cues of non-safety, she wants that information.

I can't help but think of how that concept applies to time management. There may be times when it's not time management that needs to happen. We may just have too much going on. We may be in sensory overload. And so we may need to slow down and process all of that information to understand what actually works for us, our bodies, the people in our lives, etc. If things feel unmanaged, it could be for a very good reason, and not simply a lack of skill.

To that end, in preparation for our Time Management + Private Practice workshop happening at noon PST on Monday January 31, 2022, I'm inviting you to join me in keeping track of where your time is going (via Toggl), with the goal of understand what is and is not working, and what truly needs managing versus just needs understanding.

Let me know how it goes!