Tip 13 - Create success by understanding your relationship with time
Why is it that some people seem to be late for meetings while others consistently arrive early? Have you noticed how some people find personal organisers useful, while others give up on them shortly after returning from the time-management course? The answers lie in how they relate to time.
There are two main ways of relating to time, called ‘In-time’ and ‘Through-time’. There is no right, wrong, good or bad about these, just difference, both patterns are useful in some contexts.
How do you recognise these ways of relating? ...
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Quote of the week:
“Life holds one great but quite commonplace mystery. Though shared by each of us and known to all, it seldom rates a second thought. That mystery, which most of us take for granted and never think twice about, is time.” Michael Ende
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.
Then the professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your
health, your children, your friends, your favourite passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car.
The sand is everything else – the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the Rocks.
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house, and mow the lawn. Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised their hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers.”
Humour: Time Management Philosophy
This has been around for quite awhile. Well worth repeating though.
