Become a ‘Time-Rich’ Person
The
key is in not spending time, but in investing it.
– Stephen
R. Covey
We will not value a resource
which is freely available to us. It applies to the scarce resource called
‘time’! Time lost is lost forever. Successful people are more careful with time
than with their money.
If you are conscious that money
is scarce, you will become careful while spending. This consciousness will
influence your attitude to money and your priorities. This consciousness makes
you to handle two important portfolios with respect to money: budgeting and accounting. You will start accounting for every rupee you spend.
From today be conscious of how
you spend your time. Calculate how many hours are available to you in a day,
when you are awake and budget the various ‘expenditure’ of your time. Decide in
advance how much time you want to watch TV, read newspaper, meet people etc.
Decide if you can find a ‘twin purpose’ for your travel time, like travelling
and listening to some audio books, of course taking care of your safety.
A cash-rich person knows that it
is wiser to save than to earn. Similarly a ‘time-rich person’ will avoid
unnecessary work and wisely invest the time elsewhere fruitfully.
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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