Life is a complex and precious process that, amid its ups and downs , offers us the opportunity to learn and live multiple and enriching experiences. All these experiences take place in time lapses, that is, that space that does not allow measuring that measures changes in state, that is, a before and after.
Despite being repeatedly warned that "time is money", that it is a non-renewable resource and that we will all grow old and die in due time, we tend to assign it a lower value than it deserves.
Perhaps it is difficult for us to understand that everything changes and that each moment is precious because it leaves and there is no possibility of recovering it. Children are not clearly aware of time, and want to play for hours indefinitely. Adolescents believe they are immortal and spend hours and hours in activities that for many would be trivial. Adults take care of a thousand things without determining clear priorities, and the elderly, who do value time, live with the anxiety that they have little left.
In the book "Manage Your Time", B. Eugene Griessman affirms that every portion of time is highly valuable, and not only those that are dedicated to study or work. It also says that if something is stolen from us, we can call the police and report the theft, but when our time is stolen we do not even notice it, even though the material is recoverable and the time is not.
The habit of wasting time is common and costly in the long run. It usually appears in childhood when many parents teach them to distract themselves for hours to get rid of them and have a life of their own. Encourage activities without a clear goal, such as: "Go watch TV," "go play," "get out of here," etc. they do not help children to value time. The opposite but also common is rigidity, which takes away freedom and happiness from the child. A balance must be achieved that allows the use and evaluation of the minutes c, since this educational base will govern the decisions and therefore the success or failure of adult life. The definition of priorities and the management of time, energy, money and relationships, define our destinies.
We waste time in a thousand activities a day, bureaucratic, ritualized or repeated. And if it occurs to us to value the time, and to ask whoever asks us for a personal appointment the reason for their request, we must prepare ourselves for indifference or complaint. What can we do to minimize the loss of time and instead be able to obtain satisfactory, frequent and abundant results?
The first thing is to make a map of time use to know what we invest it in. A key mechanism is to calculate the economic value of our hours, so you know that each hour lost could indicate the potential loss of income. Divide your monthly income by the number of hours you work each month, and you will have the required data.
Planning is one of the most effective ways to save time. Set time for each activity and stick to that plan. You will be amazed at the sense of control this will give you. Think about what you want to achieve, the resources you need, the potential roadblocks you will encounter, as well as your most viable solutions, and you'll find that everything is made easy and done in half the time. And prioritize, defining the most urgent and the most important.
Do those activities first and save the less productive or urgent ones for the end of the day. If you are meeting with someone, decide how long that interview will last. Don't let others manage your hours or schedule you. Say "I can't." If you don't respect their time, don't expect someone else to do it.
Analyze and discover how you waste time, and flee from time thieves who show up without warning and have no goodbye time. And don't say you "don't have time." That is one way of telling the mind that you have no control and that you have not chosen to improve.
Finally, focus on today. If you take advantage of each day your goals will be achieved and you will not be trapped in worries or wasted time that at the end of life will lead you to experience guilt.
Let us listen to the Indian sage Sathya Sai Baba, who said: "Use the present moment to sharpen your abilities, broaden your intelligence, expand your heart, and master the technique of facing life's challenges with courage and equanimity." Thanks for reading me. Twitter: @doctorrenny Web: www.laexcelencia.com.
