I constantly talk to people who complain about not having enough time. “I’d love to hang out but I just have too much work to do.” Or they say, “I’d love to write a book, I just don’t have the time to make it happen.” I say that’s a lie.
Now, before all my friends who work at churches preparing for Christmas get mad at me, I realize there are busy seasons. People go through busy times. Some jobs are more taxing than others. I get that.
But the majority of people have plenty of time in their day, they just waste it. They let it dwindle away here and there with things that don’t have value. Let me illustrate with a story.
It was 1pm, and I had finished all but five of the things on my to do list. I knew the five tasks should probably take me about an hour to complete. But I also knew, realistically, I’d probably be working on those things until 5pm.
You see; after lunch, my productivity pretty much drops. At least it drops if I stay home. I knew I’d prepare a snack for myself, watch some YouTube videos, do some online shopping, etc.
So I had a choice. I could stay home and get my five tasks done in a few hours, or I could go to a Starbucks and focus. I chose the latter.
I got done with all my list at 2pm, then went home and watched TV for three hours.
For some, it might seem I wasted tons of time watching TV for three hours. The thing they forget, is that I would have done that anyways. I could have either let three hours pass by without having done anything—because of Facebook, YouTube, etc—or I could buckle down and choose exactly where my relaxation time would go.
You have enough time in your day. You just need to choose where it will go. Don’t let distractions determine your schedule. Instead, you set your schedule and enjoy the distractions on your time. I guarantee you’ll appreciate the distractions far more.