“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t
own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep
it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it
you can never get it back.”
~Harvey MacKay
Time is and always has been our most precious commodity. Unfortunately from the looks of the global economy it is very apparent that time is being taken very much for granted more so than ever before.
The interesting thing about human nature is that no matter which part of the world we live in we tend to waste time in a very similar way. It almost seems like a conspiracy really.
10 Biggest Time Management Pitfalls
1. Work-Home Commute. In every major city in the world there are people traveling over an hour to reach their work destination from home. Huge waste of time that could be used working or spent with family. Huge waste of money on gas and cars. Huge impact on environment by emitting green-house gases and other pollutants.
- Solution: Live closer to work, you might even save money if you take all factors into account. Alternatively, you can now find an abundance of work online, so consider making that switch.
2. Buying Ridiculous Items. We’re working long hours, hours that could be spent with family, but we’re using that money to buy ridiculous things. Huge houses we could get lost in, expensive dresses we only wear to one party, platinum spoons with diamond handles, and television sets bigger than the walls of most houses.
- Solution: Spend conservatively on the essentials, work less, and spend more time with family.
3. Mind-Numbing Television. The world sits hypnotized in front of the television screens for hours each day. Is the information that’s going into the human brain through movies, main-stream media, and the gossip of real T.V. really that beneficial for us?
- Solution: Unplug and spend prime time doing activities that nourish our souls, pursue our dreams, and once again spend time with our favorite people.
4. Entertaining Bad Company. There really isn’t any excuse for subjecting ourselves to the company of people who are bringing us down in life. The type of energy vampires who suck the life, vitality, optimism and dreams right out of us with constant complaining, as well as their input on why life sucks and you’re going to fail.
- Solution: Get rid of them. The world is full of amazing people, I’ve seen a bunch. Surround yourself with the best people in the world, and keep them close.
5. Holding The Grudge. You do know that while you’re staying awake at night, being mad at how terrible someone is for the way that they wronged poor little old you, they are enjoying a good night’s rest, right? Take a moment to think about that.
- Solution: Thought about it? Did you think about just letting the grudge go?
6. The Lack of Presence. Ever notice that while you’re supposed to be paying attention your mind wanders to something else? When you get to that something else your mind wanders to the next thing? When you’re living in this state of future, you aren’t giving your 100% to what you are doing. You are constantly wasting the time away.
- Solution: Give your 110% to whatever you are currently undertaking. If whatever is at hand is not worth your 110% than that’s a sign that you should drop it and pursue what’s real for you.
7. No Vision To Strive For. Are you living your life lost without a major goal or life plan? If that’s the case you’re probably finding that you spend your days drifting, like in The Graduate, instead of working hard to accomplish what’s important.
- Solution: Spend some time on planning what you want out of life. This investment will be priceless once you get focused and on point.
8. No Experience of Pleasure. Are you using all of your time for work, work, work? If so, you’re missing out on the point of life, which is to experience all the pleasures that were created for you to experience.
9. Sleeping Too Much. There really is a thing known as sleeping too much. Six-eight hours is plenty for most people, but they get more than what’s necessary. The reasons could be a lack of health, over-eating, drugs, depression, etc.
- Solution: Have a real purpose in life. This will get you off the drugs and depression. Eat small portions of non-greasy, plant-based whole foods- this will fill you with vitality.
10. Not Being Valuable. The biggest waste of time and oxygen that you can be is not being a valuable person. Not valuable to yourself, to your family, to society, and to the planet.
- Solution: By the time your time expires, make sure you can answer how you’ve left this world a better place than you got it.
Focus On The Goal
I might be stepping over my boundary here, but I was under the assumption that work was mainly to provide the means to support and spend more time with our beloved families. I believe that if we keep that goal in mind we will not only free up our time, but increase our happiness like killing two birds with one stone.
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”
~Jim Rohn
译文:
十个全球性时间管理陷阱及其对策
“时间是免费的，但它却是无价的。你不能拥有时间，但是你可以使用时间。你不能留住时间，但你可以消耗时间。一旦你失去了它，就再也找不回来了。”---哈维.麦凯
时间一直都是我们最宝贵的日用品。不幸的是从全球经济角度来看，很明显，现在比过去任何时候人们更加把时间视作是理所当然的东西。关于人性有趣的是，无论我们生活在世界的哪个角落，我们都趋向于以一种十分相似的方式浪费时间。这几乎就象是一个真实的阴谋。
十大时间管理陷阱
1． 办公室与家之间的往返。在世界上所有主要城市，都有很多人花费超过一个小时的时间从家抵达办公地点。许多本可以用于工作上或是和家人共处上的时间被浪费。大把金钱浪费在汽油和汽车上。产生的温室效应和其他污染物对环境也造成了巨大影响。
· 解决方法：住在离办公室近些的地方，如果把所有因素考虑在内，你甚至可能节省了金钱。
另外，如今你可以找到大量在线办公的工作，你也可以考虑向这方面转变。
2．购买荒谬可笑的东西。我们正在超长时间工作，这些时间原本可以与家人共渡，但我们却用超长时间工作得来的钱去买一些荒谬可笑的东西。比如可能会在里面迷路的大宅，只去一个宴会才穿的昂贵服装，手柄上镶有钻石的白金调羹，还有比大多数房子的墙面还大的电视机。
· 解决方法：适当地将钱花在必需品上，少工作，多陪家人。
3． 令人头晕目眩的电视。全世界的人每天都花几个几个小时着迷地坐在电视屏幕前。那些通过电影，主流媒体进入人脑的信息和真人电视秀里的闲聊，真的对我们有益吗？
· 解决方法：拔掉电源，将主要时间用在滋养我们灵魂的活动上，追逐我们的梦想，并且再次将时间与我们最爱的人共渡。
4． 进入糟糕的公司。没有任何理由让我们屈服于一个将我们生命击跨的老板。在不停的抱怨中，精力吸血鬼吸食了生命，活力，乐观和我们内心的梦想，同时，它们向你输入为什么生活一团糟和你将要失败的信息。
· 解决方法：摆脱他们。世界上充满了杰出的人，我已经见过很多很多。使你周围环绕着世界上最优秀的人，并与他们紧密靠近。
5． 心怀怨恨。你知道，当你整晚保持清醒，对于某些人冤枉可怜、渺小而又年长的你这件糟糕的事抓狂的时候，这些人正睡的香，对不对？花一点时间想想这个道理。
· 解决方法：还在想？你没有有想过放下这些怨恨？
6． 缺乏现场感。是否注意过本该集中注意力的时候，你的思绪却飘到了别处？是否当你真正着手别处的时候，你的思绪却飘到了下一个别处？当你生活在这种将来的状态下时，你能百分之百地投入你手头上正在干的事。你正在不断地浪费时间。
· 解决方法：对于你手头上正在做的事给予110%的注意力。如果你正在干的事不值得你给予110%的注意力，那这代表着你该放弃它，去做对你真正有意义的事。
7． 没有奋斗的愿景。你的生活是不是很茫然，没有一个主要的目标或是生活计划？如果是的话，那你可能会发现你的时间正不断地毫无意义地飘逝，就如影片《毕业生》里的剧情一样，而不是努力工作来完成重要的事。
· 解决方法：花些时间来计划你到底想从生活中得到什么。一旦你全神贯注于此，这个投入将会是无价的。
8． 没有愉快的经历。你是不是将全部的时间花在工作，工作，还是工作上？如果是的话，那么你错过了生命的真谛，那就是经历所有为了你而创造的愉悦。
· 解决方法：阅读55个享受最大生命乐趣的不朽的方法，花些时间完成上面罗列的所有的事。
9． 睡的太多。众所周知，睡的太多也是浪费时间的事。对大多数人来说，六到八个钟头的睡眠已经足够了，但实际上他们睡的时间超过所需时间。这其中的原因可能是生病，吃的太多，吸毒，感到沮丧，等等。
· 解决方法：在生活中设立一个真正的目标。这可以使你摆脱毒品和沮丧。吃小份的无油食品和全素食品---这会让你充满活力。
10．没有价值。你对时间和氧气最大的浪费就是你没有成为一个有价值的人。对你自身，对你的家庭，对社会，对地球都没有价值。
· 解决方法：到你咽下最后一口气的时候，确保你可以说你让这个世界比你来到之前变的更美好了。
将注意力集中在目标上
在此我可能越界了，但我原以为工作主要是为了提供一些生存和花更多时间陪伴家人的方法我相信如果我们牢记这一个目标，我们不仅能空出我们的时间，还能增加我们的幸福感，就象一石二鸟一样。
“时间远比金钱更贵重。你可以赚到更多钱，但你却赚不到更多时间。”---吉姆.朗