Schedule your worrying moment in

We make time every day to do our shopping and that date with your bestie is also carefully noted in your agenda at a specific time. But did you know that you can also become more productive, calmer, and more creative if you reserve a fixed hour in your weekly schedule for certain things from time to time? Look, my OCD-heart beats faster from that. Hooray for lists and schedules. Just shove this under your boss's or your partner's nose.

Just nothing at all

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner schedules two hours of ‘daydreaming time’ each day. Oprah starts her day by sitting in a chair and staring into space for at least ten minutes. The CEO of the successful eyewear company Warby Parker allocates 90 minutes a day to ‘do nothing’. You don't need a phone or yoga mat for it, you can do it anywhere, and you don't have to give it a name. In fact, you shouldn't give it a name at all. Just stay where you are, close your eyes or stare ahead, and let all the thoughts that come to you pass by naturally. The first few times you'll be intensely restless and the minutes will feel like hours, but practice makes perfect. Before you know it, doing nothing will come naturally and you'll crave your daily daydreaming moment.

Between the sheets

You should also just schedule sex better from now on. Sounds anything but romantic and more businesslike than anything else, but busy schedules and fatigue can often throw a wrench in your sex life. According to clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman, you don't need to be specific. No Friday sex day, but keep it to a specific moment. For example, when you come back from working out or in the evening between the soup and the potatoes. The broader the time span, the less pressure there is. Hmm, sex on your to-do list, I don't know about that...

Worrying moment

Scheduling a fixed moment to worry makes it easier to come to a solution. “Worrying is like a liquid,” explains psychologist Sarah Kate McGowan. “It will take the space you give it, so it's important to set a limit on it.” It's important to ensure that worrying does not affect your sleep and to keep it as far away as possible from the moment you try to fall asleep. Therefore, schedule a specific moment every day. The best is to do it at the same time and in the same place, to focus on your thoughts.