I’m late, I’m late for a very important date. –White Rabbit
“I’m late, I’m very late for a very important date.”
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
—William Penn
iDoneThisBlog author Janet Choi says it with clarity, “Since how you think about time affects the reality of how you spend it, the ability to influence that perception can be incredibly powerful.”
Choi wrote an entertaining informative blog post on time, “3 Surprising Science-Backed Ways to Find More Time Today.” She collected research from Wharton School, Yale School of Management, Harvard Business School, Stanford, University of Minnesota, and The Journal of Consumer Psychology.
Whew! Definitely research papers with all the stats and studies to make an analytic happy for an hour or two.
Here’s the shorter version for those with no time.
Give time to others. This seems counterintuitive, however the research demonstrates that those who give as little as 10 to 15 minutes a day to someone else gives us an expanded perception of time so that we feel like we have more time.
Seek out the awesome. When you are awed by something or find yourself saying “whoa” time stands still for a moment. It alters our understanding of our world and our place in it, she points out. “Awe helps you live in the present.”
Schedule the good stuff. Writing it down and scheduling stuff increases the likelihood we’ll do it. “It’s like smarter past-you has got future-you’s back.”
More time Quotes…
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” Coco Chanel”Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” Napoleon Hill”The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein
Seriously, don’t let White Rabbit’s quote become your mantra through the day.
Take control.
“Dominate your life with Focus, Decision and Execution.”
