Balancing Life’s Pros and Cons |

I present to you a tool of self-knowledge: the Curtigram. It consists of a diagram relating to our tastes and actions, to what we “enjoy”. In general, the Curtigram is used in order to understand what we like or dislike, being one of the investigative resources in professional guidance processes. Thus, he supports the advisee to better understand what kind of occupations are closer to his way of being.

However, Curtigrama can also be an interesting tool to assess how we are using our time: am I dedicating myself more to what I like or am I more attached to things that I don’t like? On the other hand, am I managing to prioritize the actions that will take me where I want to go, or am I getting lost along the way? Am I managing to balance the clock of life?

The tool is very simple to use. Sometimes we think that for something to provide us with deep reflections it needs to be complex, but this is not true. Simple things can offer us very interesting ideas and inspirations, opening our minds to perceive further. As shown in the table above, divide a sheet of paper into four quadrants.

I like and do

In the field “I like and do”, you will write all the things that you like and do in your daily life. Include your hobbies, work activities that give you pleasure, in short, what you feel good doing and that you usually include in your day-to-day. I hope this list is a sizeable one and filled with really nice stuff for you.

I don’t like it and I do

Within this field there may be some duties that we need to continue fulfilling. However, we can cast an evaluation look too. Are you surrounded by the feeling of always feeling obligated to something? Evaluate deeply and understand how this occurs, what it is for, get closer and closer to understanding the “why” of your everyday tasks.

For a good organization of your time, classify your current activities:

Non-delegable activities: they are a priority, essential and important. And they are aligned with your values, your goals, your goals. That is, what cannot and should not be delegated, because they are activities that are up to you and that make sense for your path. Deletable Activities: No, you won’t be able to embrace the world! Make a list of activities you can pass on, share, ask for support. There, mechanisms such as: do you need to spend hours at the bank or can you put some accounts on automatic debit? Background activities: Do you really need to access your Facebook right now? Think about those non-essential activities that can be put on standby so you can do what’s really important first. Activities to be discarded: These definitely just steal your precious time, not doing much good or even being harmful. The time you waste thinking about the past or fearing the future, those fruitless conversations, the secret addictions that only hurt you, in short, listen to your heart sincerely and you’ll know which items make that list!

I like and I don’t

This field can give you a good idea of ​​what really has nothing to do with you. Or even who knows, if you want to be a little more daring, you will find a dimension of skills to develop.

So, how about getting to know yourself better through Curtigram? I hope you make good use of this tool and enjoy life more.