Time Is About Perspective

When you check your phones, and you see this time, what is the first thought that comes to your mind? What do you feel like doing or not doing?

For some, the time might trigger a thought of "Oh, it's late! I better get to bed." For others, the time might trigger a feeling of "It's time for me to be productive." You might have a thought that is wildly different from the two mentioned. No one has the right answer and there is no correct answer.

When we check our watches or check our phones, the AMs and PMs we see tell us what is the time of the day. However, the same AMs and PMs shouldn't dictate what we should be doing at a given time. My realization that the time on our clocks is a perspective came when I read a recent article from CNN about Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the US.

A short excerpt from the article reads, "For years, the US observed DST from the first Sunday of April to the last Sunday of October. In 2005, President George W. Bush extended DST an extra four weeks, officially taking effect in 2007."

Reading about the history of DST and how it has changed throughout the years surprised me. If people can decide when to shift our clocks forward and backward an hour, why can't we take control of how we make use of our time? Even though the time might say 00:00, if you feel like you can continue being productive within the boundaries of your wellness, then don't let those zeros sap your energy.

On a subconscious level, I believe we all know that time is about perspective. I know I use "a lack of time" to my advantage when I don't honestly want to do something. Here's an example. I know that learning Python will make me a more lucrative candidate. I say that I want to learn and I say that I will learn, but I haven't. And why haven't I started? Because I have no time.

How often have you said or heard someone say, "I don't have time to [fill in the blank]."?

Too often, we find ourselves using time as an excuse. It is time to realize that we need to stop using time as an excuse. If we want to learn something, we will "find" the time to learn it. If we don't want to do something, no amount of "free" time will give you enough time to start doing it. And there's nothing wrong with not wanting to do something. Find out why you don't want to do it. Find something you want to do.

Don't let the time we see dictate when to do or not do something or when to learn or not learn something. And certainly, don't use time as an excuse. Beyond a day having 24 hours, time is about perspective. If others can control the time on our clocks, we can control the time we have and what we do with it.