It seems to me that time management is an interesting, and probably oxymoronic concept.
An oxymoron being, a rhetorical device that uses an ostensible self-contradiction to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox.
If we use the definition of time as, 'the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole', it could be argued strongly that we cannot take from it, add to it, or indeed manage it.
It is however quite useful to schedule, model, map out and otherwise structure our time, as long as we remember the old Yiddish saying “Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht”, “Man Plans, and God Laughs.” and remind ourselves that our most careful planning is at best a fond hope and at worst a dangerous conceit.
And as we approach the end of the decade...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4
Prince's 'Party like it's 1999' is 20 years out of date :-0
... each day, month, and year increasingly streams [or screams] by faster and faster, packed with more and more 'stuff' than the one before, time management and task prioritisation become essential keys to sanity, control and ownership of our life choices.
The 'Zig Ziglar' choice, in a world full of uncertainty, controversy and confusion, between being a 'wandering generality' bouncing from shiny object to shiny object, or being a 'meaningful specific' aiming purposefully toward a life you want instead of being swept away by the life you're given by marketers,
organised, focused and on schedule to achieve what really matters to you and to live the life you want and choose to live.
Take a reverent and respectful look at your paper diary or calendar app and ensure you use colours or symbols as keys to highlight and prioritise what you really really want to happen, what must be done to guarantee your life ambition(s), the things that have to be done before anything else.
When you consciously value your time, you will move beyond time management to Time Ownership. You will proactively and assertively control and balance the activities in your life, moving you out of the passenger seat, to sit behind the steering wheel of the vehicle of your life!
#OwnYourGame
#ToBeMe...
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