One life hack I have lived with that has not only saved me face but has also served as a source of peace is the saying that says if you want something to be done right, you do it yourself. At first, I never understood the saying, why can’t you delegate a task and still expect the task to be done correctly, why must it be done by yourself before it can be done correctly? Well, the meaning of the statement goes beyond just doing a task well, but doing a task exactly as one wants it and unless a person is in the other person's thoughts, one cannot get how the other wants something done exactly. Having something done right is subjective; whether something is perfect or not is something you can speak for another person.
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The satisfaction that comes from doing something yourself far outruns delegating the task to another person, having to delegate a task to another person and seeing that the other person had put in their best but still doesn’t meet to your standard if you had done it yourself is always frustrating, doing it your self not only gets you the satisfaction you need, it also saves you the stress of managing another person and the back and fort of giving instructions and corrections.
The idea of having something done by yourself and not delegating it to a third party is a peace hack that sits well with everyone. There is a level of peace one gets from doing some things themselves, having a perfect result and avoiding stress all at the same time. Having something done yourself gives you the confidence and also the ownership of the success of the outcome. One will have a scene of pride, always knowing the efforts one has put into making the task a success.
Ones mental health is at rest having to do something by yourself, saving oneself the mental and emotional energy of managing another person, sometimes the time one may put in managing another is enough to allow one finish the task all by oneself and is guaranteed to have a better result if one had delegated the task, unless these is a form of a training to the other person, one should always try to see that tasks are done themselves, even for training purposes, the other is better taught by watching and later repeating what he or she must have seen the other do.
Although very proficient to perform task by oneself, one must also understand and separate tasks that could be delegated and the ones that requires ones very creative mind and strategic plans, knowing when to delegate and to do it by oneself. It is easier to recognise this by tasks where only the result matters, rather than the process and thoughts behind these tasks. Having to do it myself has saved me a lot of stress and has always given me peace. During my time as a farm manager, simple tasks that I delegated to the other managers wouldn't usually come out right. Until I decided to keep these responsibilities and do them myself, I was always having restless nights and a troubled heart.
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