The Timeless Trance...
While talking to a friend today, happened to discuss how quickly time is
going by, how fast kids are growing… and realized what they need the most now
is my Time… then parents called and first thing I was asked “are you busy? do
you have Time to talk right now?”… Boss reminded of pending work and promptly
added on additional work, and I was left to think “where is the Time?”… If I
need something badly today, its TIME… there are so many activities to be done,
so many places to be seen, so many books/blogs to read, so many people to catch
up with, so many hobbies to cultivate, so many new things to learn, so many dreams
to realize, so many promises to fulfill… but I don’t seem to have time… every
night, I promise myself that next day, shall plan better and get atleast a few
minutes for myself in the end… but comes end of the day and I see that I have
actually carried forward few items to next day…comes weekend, time to unwind everyone
says, and I find myself struggling to finish off pending tasks… so where does
all the time go?
While I was grappling with this thought, came across this article, an
eye-opener of its kind… it says 15 ways to find 15 minutes everyday… almost all
of them would work, but few of them are kickass… first one goes LOG OFF
FACEBOOK - We now spend a whopping 7 hours a month on Facebook, according to
Neilsen. Now do the math: Seven hours a month works out to exactly 15 minutes
every single day (I am sure I spend more!!)… phew
Second one I personally liked was SAY NO - Next time someone (not your boss
!!) asks you to do something you really don't want or need to do, say,
"I'm sorry. No. I just can't," and feel the freedom—and all that free
time—wash over you
Ok this one is also very relevant,
BE DECISIVE - You can easily waste hours choosing which brand of
sneakers to buy or which fonts/colors/shapes/formats to use in a ppt (it's
called analysis paralysis).
And one more bang on is PICK UP THE PHONE - Texting and emailing can be
great timesavers, but sometimes it takes 15 messages to accomplish what you
could do in a 40-second phone call !!
One that I have implemented already is RECORD TV SHOWS… I have rather switched
from TV to my mobile… like the Star Plus app is super, can see any show anytime…
No Ads on the App, means show duration reduced to 20 min and I save TIME and
how… three cheers to smart phone revolution (iPhone revolution to be
precise!!)…
and I am stuck with a phenomenon called ‘no time’… stuck in
a trance seeing time tick away by two eerie hands… as if killing every minute,
every second that comes their way… wondering when will this clock stop slaying,
and let time come to life…
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