THIS is Stealing Your Time
How to stop it from happening.
We pride ourselves on being on time. Leaving home early to beat traffic. Cutting lunch short with a friend so that the next task on your to-do list can get started. Racing to get home so that your child can make it to bed promptly at 7 pm.
I can speak on these because this used to be me. My Dad still arrives anywhere one hour before he’s supposed to and he just waits.
By being early or on time, the very act is stealing time from you. Oscar Wilde said it perfectly, “punctuality is the thief of time.”
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All the effort placed on time ends up taking time away. Yes, it’s nice to be on time for a job interview and have a routine for you kids. It’s admirable that by being on time you respect the time of the other person you’re meeting. However, we are leaving moments and time on the table. A lunch with a friend we have not seen in years. Or, just reading your child another bed time story.
Being anxious about the next place you have to be and you aren’t present where you are now. Thinking about traffic patterns and parking. No one is watching you. There is no scoreboard. You frantically, create chaos by how you measure and use time. Always in a rush. Driving recklessly. Creating stress in your life.
The expense all of this is to your life; emotionally, physically and in some respects financially.
Thought Provoking Question : Is this how you use time? If so, do you think it might be helpful to change your views and behaviors on time? (comment below)
Dan Roman is a Husband, Father, and writer that releases a daily blog. A quick read on sharing wisdom and asking though-provoking questions.
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