Projects, deadlines, meetings — it’s easy to get caught up in this fast-paced world. Distractions are around every corner, just a touch away on our 24 / 7 online screens. Even from my peers, university students, I often get the response “I don’t have time,” a line that more and more people use as if it shows how busy (which certainly doesn’t mean how productive) they are.
I want to read more. I want to spend time in nature more. I want to exercise more.
Sound familiar?
These might be the activities that you miss. Remember when procrastination became a buzzword? How many articles on how to stop procrastinating have you read? Or wanted to read. When we hear people say they don’t have time the general assumption is they must be really busy, right? It became the norm, and that’s the scary part for me. When did we accept the notion that we don’t have time because of our never-ending errands and assignments? Is that workaholism? Have we lost a sense of time and how we spend it or do we simply spend it on activities that we know have little value to us?
Don’t waste valuable minutes on your Facebook feed. Don’t refresh and go even further. Disconnect. Just set up short-term priorities and goals, such as “I will read every week for three hours,” and stick to them. Learn how to be mindful about how you spend your time, and enjoy it more.
