The Value of Time

byJason225

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5 years ago

The clock is ticking!

Time is so precious. We take every second for granted. As I'm writing this I'm about 598,554,000 seconds, 9,975,901 minutes, 166,265 hours, 6,927 days, 989 weeks, or 227 months old. Very often when we look back on our timeline, in that moment of looking back, it can be melancholic and hit us with great amounts of regret.

We wish we can rewind the clocks to do things differently. 10 years have passed us by like 2010 was yesterday. And most of us look back on what we could've accomplished. The very thought of having all that God-given time squandered converts into sadness.

If you feel like this, I have felt the same too. I still do often. Everyone has made horrible, costly decisions that leave them feeling barren of any kind of success or worthy accomplishment.

It's through wise use of time where greatness is achieved. The results we bring in our life all come down to how we use our time, whether positive or negative. Achieving dreams are extremely possible. The better you use your time the better and healthier life you can live.

“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we are wasteful of it” - Seneca

We can't be like most people if we want to use our time like it is worth it. Most people can easily spend 4-5 hours a day on Tiktok or Instagram and have no remorse for doing so. Until 5 years later they're bombarded with the realization that they've squandered hundreds of hours on socials and it hasn't elicited anything positive in their life. Of course, plenty of positive inspiration, motivation, and great ideas come from social media (I mean you're probably absorbing something from this blog right now). But if any large amount of time is dedicated to one area, it is crucial to weigh up the pros and cons.

For example, is deleting Snapchat bringing more pros into your life than the cons that they bring? Another example is telling someone to get rid of Instagram but they don't get rid of it because they need to catch up with friends. Is it worth it knowing when you do that you also bring all the cons that Instagram comes with.

Don't have one excuse for keeping something, weigh up the pros and cons, and be honest. If I dedicate my time towards something, will it bless me or bite me in the butt in the future?

Implementing this is so valuable! This is how you’re able to eliminate time killers away from your life and later adding things that add value to your life.

But be cautious because the number one danger of removing these time killers is giving more spare time. This can lead to more distractions and indulging in meaningless activities.

Supply and Demand

You might've heard this idea before but think of time as the basic economics principle: Supply and demand.

In economics, SUPPLY is determined on how many producers are out there selling this good while DEMAND is how many consumers are out there buying this good. Demand will always determine the price of a product. And If there's low demand, it's a low price because fewer people want it. If there's a high demand, more people want it. When you increase your DEMAND for the time the quality of outcome increases, and the value of your time increases as well. The goal should be to have a greater demand for your time rather than a greater supply for your time.

It is a crucial need to find something where there's always a high demand. If you lack this, the brain is going to go on the path of least resistance if you don't have something to constantly do instead. Of course, this all depends on what kind of habits you have built up throughout your life. Introduce deadlines for yourself; another tactic of self-discipline decreases the supply but also increases the demand for yourself and increases the ability at which you’re able to get things done.