Time management is nonsense, complete waste of your time.
Go ahead, stop the clock from ticking. Stop the second hand from moving forward. Tick. Tick. Tick. You cannot manage time. Time manages you.
What you can manage is your energy and emotion. Think of your day as one long road winding its way up hills, down into valleys, and traversing flat land. You have a gas tank you start with every day that is full. You can even fill it up during the day if you want to as it empties itself.
You want to take those moments in the day when you are full of energy, when life is a down hill road, when your hair is blowing in the wind with your cars convertible top down and bank it. Another analogy is when you are driving a hybrid or electric car and going downhill. Your car is generating energy it is depositing into its battery.
There are going to be moments when during the day, you are going uphill. Sometimes steeply up hill. That you are dragging your tail. Now is the time where you take your stored energy and use it. That hybrid/electric car – draws energy from its battery when you are powering up hill.
And then on the flat road, when you are coasting through your day. Manage your energy by keeping as much of it stored as possible. Because we don’t always know when during our day we are going to be coasting, or flying downhill, or having to power our way upwards.
The same is true for your emotions. You can regulate them. You may feel sad, but need to be happy – your about to jump into an important meeting. You may be feeling on top of the world. Make sure you can store as much of your emotional energy, so you have some available upon demand.
Manage your energy. Manage your emotions. Father Time remains undefeated – his hands move constantly, perpetually, regardless of your desires.
Wishes for a great day to all,
And of course, hugs too,
David
