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Time is Ticking
Defining what makes a satisfying life
We’re over half way through the year. I can hear the panic rising at this six monthly interval ticking over.
“Where’s the year gone?”
“I had grand plans for this year.”
“The months just fly by.”
We live in a world obsessed with measuring time. And measuring our achievements in the context of time. The notion that we must always be maximising our time is ingrained into our psyche.
We set goals for the year. We break those yearly goals into monthly goals. We have weekly to-do lists and daily must-do lists. We block out time to work on our goals. We set pomodoro timers to beat distractions. We google productivity hacks. We ship. We hustle. We get shit done.
On the flip side, we feel shame when we procrastinate. We feel like slackers when we binge a few Netflix shows despite our long to-do list. We talk about how we waste time when we are doing something seemingly unproductive.
It reminds me of the classic Rocks of Life story Stephen Covey shared in his book, First Things First.
As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a…
