Focusing on the Clock Won’t Always Increase Your Productivity
The only way to stay sane is to ignore the clock sometimes, whether or not we lag behind
We often say we need more time. Life is demanding, and there’s plenty to do.
The problem is, you can’t fit everything in a single 24-hour period, or seven days, months, or even a lifetime.
Once you grasp ventures and tasks continue, you distinguish time, or the impression you can achieve all you desire, is unrealistic.
We attempt to stabilize time and take advantage of it, or steal it by hook or by crook. We reason we can jam more into our schedules and squash errands into well-ordered packages, so we have additional seconds or hours to accomplish more.
More to do, nevertheless, still flows. There’s always extra to organize, extra to see, extra to enjoy (or despise).
When we are unhurried, and devote time to relishing the moment, we are calm and less stressed. Qualms about accomplishing as much as possible diminish. We note the only moment is now and to fill it with added confusion (work and actions) than we can manage is a formula for calamity.
Sometimes, though I recognise this, I endure a memory lapse. I single-mindedly push to increase output and am disappointed.
When we don’t stay in the moment, our attention goes astray. Our minds aren’t entirely engaged in what we do, and we can’t accomplish as much as when we are unperturbed by time’s passing.
The only way to stay sane is to ignore the clock sometimes whether or not we lag behind.
