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I dont have time ... Really?



I always have an issue with time management. I keep thinking of a thousand things to do and end up doing lesser than hundred. I felt something was wrong with me. Until I realised I was not alone in the boat. I then decided to spend some time to understand how time is spent. The thought process is as this. An average working person wakes up between 6 – 7 and winds up the day 10 – 11. This is approximately waking 16 hours. I was shocked, If I am productive for 16 hours a day, I should have reached great heights by now. But my life is pretty normal. It has the same amount of running about for nothing and stressing over nothing at all. How many hours do we actually work? What is the measure of productivity? Is it calculated by numbers or self-sufficiency? Being curious person by nature. The question, sub questions kept arising. Everyone spends 2 hours in personal grooming. It is inclusive of both men and women. Sometimes it might a little more. But it is a hypothetical calculation. In all metro cities, the workplace and residence are miles apart and travel consumes about 2 hours. The average office hours is about 9 with a break of 1.30 minutes. 

What we do in the 7.5 hours is completely subject to the judgistration of the job profile and company. Some are super smart to finish it early. Some are hard working to work late hours. In both cases, there is a fundamental mistake in planning. Let leave our professional life aside for the moment. Still we have 3 hours left. How is this time spent? 3 hours might seem a small part of the day. But it 18 hours on a work week. Entertainment, Relationships, the list goes on. Do we go to bed with a sense of achievement or does work gives us nightmares? Even after a fully packed bust day, I sometimes feel lost and the sense of achievement is not there. Achievement comes in various forms. Sometimes to completing a small task to bagging a big project. Achievement is a one side of the coin. The other side being peace. Do I feel peacefully when I sleep? The answer is no for most days. Is it because I don’t set my targets right or is it because my priority fluctuates. Both seems harmful to my internal balance. 

How do I break this? I wondered. Maybe I should set my targets and priorities straight and work towards it. A self-appreciation can work wonders to my soul and create better utilizations. It might or might not work. But still life moves on amidst chaos and murmurs of “I don’t have time”. I control my urge to start a gyan and just ask “REALLY”

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