Love, Energy, Audacity and Proof.-S. Farber

2009-03-13

Time and Money

Time can be easily dispensed, so can money. I am experimenting with this and recording the process. Every little bit of time could be used if paid attention to them, and could also be squandered easily, especially when you are on the computer. For instance, I could have finished this journal in fifteen minutes but at the beginning I got distracted, drinking some water, viewing a video news, skimming others' pages. 

I know it is of great importance to record my time and pick out the really effecient moment. But you know, I find recording the time spent could lead to more expenditure of precious time as I have to stop and recollect my thoughts. Maybe that's why this method was seldomly carried out by people around me. But I decided to continue with the experiment and find the root.

It became clear to me that the core of time management is goal-orientedness. Though time conscious, you can still waste time on trivial things that could be put off forever. List all the to-do's and finish the items one by one, then at the end of the day, you will find how much progress you have made. Do things in blocks. 

These advices are everywhere, but seldom practiced. 

The same goes with money. You can spend it everywhere, you know, buy this buy that or simply give it away. If I have a target, all the money will be gathered to take care of that target. Little becomes much and enough. 

Take care of the money, the time....and the energy, after all these are the base for a promising future.