{"id":14527,"date":"2019-05-29T02:52:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T02:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/first-thing-in-the-morning-isnt-just-when-i-want-to-get-work-done-everyone-around-me-does-too-how-do-you-keep-yourself-from-just-answering-other-peoples-questions-and-helping-them-every\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:31:44","slug":"first-thing-in-the-morning-isnt-just-when-i-want-to-get-work-done-everyone-around-me-does-too-how-do-you-keep-yourself-from-just-answering-other-peoples-questions-and-helping-them-every","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/first-thing-in-the-morning-isnt-just-when-i-want-to-get-work-done-everyone-around-me-does-too-how-do-you-keep-yourself-from-just-answering-other-peoples-questions-and-helping-them-every\/","title":{"rendered":"First thing in the morning isn&#8217;t just when I want to get work done &#8211; everyone around me does too. How do you keep yourself from just answering other people\u2019s questions and helping them every day? I love to help, but I feel like I am exhausted before I can start working!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Laurie X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You can only help others when you\u2019re in the right state of mind and are taking care of yourself. Otherwise, it might become counterintuitive. A great motivation is that the best happiness comes from showing kindness to others.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1159508151\"><div id=\"thefa-101597150\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Your new life awaits<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Elsa A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I put a dedicated one hour block of time on my calendar first thing each morning to work on my high priority tasks. I also put on my noise cancelling headphones at this time to block distractions and send a visual cue that I\u2019m not available to chat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ray F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">If you can, find a space where you can get a head start on your work without interruption. Then when you\u2019ve done enough, move back into the main space so you can still help others! Best of both worlds.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Judy U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Hi there,<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I wake up an hour earlier than anyone else. Second, I tell my family that I need an hour in the morning to work and not be distracted. Third, I put everything on plane mode.<br \/>\nFourth, I decide exactly what I will do in the morning the evening before, visualizing me doing it. The fourth is very powerful, as it lowers the barriers to sitting down.<\/p>\n<p>Keep on trying!!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">H Lo Se Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think I finally found the mindset to do it by following this challenge. In other words, I could tell myself and the people around me exactly how much time I needed and when. That way, they knew to give the space. The awesome by-product is that I&#39;m seeing some independence and problem solving from my loved ones. Even 25 minutes of me being unavailable has give them 25 minutes of self empowerment. I&#39;ll start adding  5 minutes a week starting next week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sebastian T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I would say learning to say no would be the thing. If no is out of reach, see if yoy can make an arrangement. Like 3 times a week. 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