Labelling our ‘eras’ can help us prioritise and justify our needs, agrees an expert psychologist.
, ‘goblin mode’) that drip down into real life. So much so that I caught myself referring to my ‘work era’ when texting a friend the other day.I said it to justify the fact that I would more than likely be turning down a lot of upcoming. Avoiding social gatherings isn’t my usual MO, especially going into the festive season, as I’m a people pleaser and I feel awful saying ‘no’.
So the ‘work era’ comment was said flippantly. The language lacks seriousness, which might explain why I found it an easier way to communicate my absence than if I’d sent a formal message declaring my new boundaries. But since uttering those words to my friend, something has shifted. Defining my work era has made it easier to justify Saturdays spent hunched at my desk as I enter a new world of freelance life.
“Defining your era can encourage you to think about how you use your time to focus on a particular priority and to plan when to move on to the next,” says Dr Kordowicz. “Dedicating particular periods of time to our goals and priorities may be effective in helping us gain a sense of a range and feasibility.” It’s the same reason that we’re told to regularly change our exercise goals – running the same 5k every week eventually feels stunting.
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