Being Adaptable

Written By Colēgia

Learning how to adapt to different things can make life much easier to manage. When we feel too comfortable with only one way of doing things, it can often make even small tasks needlessly more difficult. Our mindset and willingness to change both play a key role in adaptability and today we want to talk about some ways to make this easier on ourselves.

Let Your Routine Have Flexibility

One area of our lives that provides a sense of consistency is our routine. This allows us to build a foundation with how we want to schedule our day. While a routine is fantastic, a good routine allows for a good amount of flexibility. Recognizing when you're most alert mentally can help us determine which times of the day to focus on your most demanding tasks. Likewise, if there are portions of your day where you may feel as if you need time off, it's okay to change your schedule if it pans out better. Some days we might not be up to the task of following our routine down to the letter and that's okay. Giving yourself enough time to do new things that come up so that we can enjoy spontaneity can give us a greater appreciation for life and all the little things that give us joy.

“One area of our lives that provides a sense of consistency is our routine.”

Understand When To Compromise

Boundaries are important and understanding which ones to be firm on can help. With that in mind, it's good to know where we draw the line since we do need to be adaptable in order to compromise with others. The goal of compromise is so that both parties can get some of what they want by making concessions in certain areas. This can involve doing one activity with friends one night that someone else really wants to do and spending another night doing the thing we want to do with others. Another example of this is negotiating with someone. It helps to know what it is you want and will concede before going into a negotiation since it can help you be more adaptable because it gives us a sense of preparation. Standing up for what you want is good but it needs to be tempered with the right expectations since otherwise it prevents us from attaining a compromise.

“Boundaries are important and understanding which ones to be firm on can help.”

Creating A Better Mindset

It's easy to get stuck in our own heads at times. It can make it feel as if we're limited by our current thought patterns and prevent us from doing new things when we're too set in our ways. Being adaptable allows us to be more dynamic with our mindset since it teaches us how to see things differently. The benefit to this is that we're able to view things in a healthier light because we're challenging ourselves to think outside of how we've already defined our view. When our mindset is more in harmony with our actions we can work towards positivity and achieve our goals with grace.

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