Why You Need To Start Setting Boundaries With Your Time, From A Therapist

There are a handful of different categories for boundaries (i.e., intellectual boundaries, sexual boundaries, material boundaries, etc.), and according to Tawwab, our boundaries with time are one area where we suffer the most. That said, she explains it's also the area that we have the most control over.

"No one on this earth gets more than 24 hours in a day," she explains, noting that if you find your time boundaries are continually violated, it's because you keep allowing it. "It is your time, and you have the ability to say no around how you spend your time, or you can say yes to how you want to spend your time."

So, how can we start to honor our own time boundaries, you ask?

"We have to be very intentional around how we're using that time, what we're saying yes or no to—because it is such a huge part of our experience," Tawwab says.

She adds that people who successfully implement boundaries understand the power of time and, even further, that even little things can be big distractions. (We've all thought a quick phone call would take a minute, and it ends up taking half an hour, for instance.)

"We allow it to keep going, and we're not intentional—and it really disturbs what we're able to do within a day," Tawwab tells mbg. "Successful people understand the value of time. They understand the importance of having boundaries around saying yes and no."