{"id":33419,"date":"2021-01-25T06:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/podcast2\/make-value-out-of-time-dr-prem-podcast\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T05:24:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T05:24:39","slug":"make-value-out-of-time-dr-prem-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/life\/make-value-out-of-time-dr-prem-podcast","title":{"rendered":"Make value out of time – Live A Great Life Podcast by Dr Prem \u2013 Chapter. 61"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Alexander Graham Bell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

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At times, we do come across time-challenged folks who are clueless about where a major chunk of their time goes. Torn between different activities and expected results, they fail to realize the importance of time and hence, the chaos becomes even more difficult to handle.<\/p>\n

Therefore, instead of indulging in too many activities, we should prioritize our passions and focus on goal\/s. Once these are ready, we need to plan; when the final plan is there, our prime focus should be to make it the center of our work schedule.<\/p>\n

Here is a short story that I think you will certainly love. Once a professor brought a big glass jar to his class that he filled with large rocks. Then he asked his students if the jar was full. All shouted and responded in the affirmative. Now, he dumped some gravel into the same jar and then asked his students, \u2018Is this jar full now?\u2019 Most of them shouted a big \u2018yes\u2019 again. Now he added some sand in the jar and again asked the same question. The students\u2019 answer was exactly the same as it was earlier. Finally, he poured some water into the jar until he filled it to the brim.<\/p>

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Then the professor explained what all that meant. He told his students that the big rocks stood for things, responsibilities, passions, and goals that matter the most, which we tend to forget or find time for when pursuing meaningless or less important stuff (gravel, sand, water and whatnot). Our focus should be on big rocks (priorities) and allocating most of our time to them only. After all, if we fill water, sand, and gravels into the bucket first, we won\u2019t have any time left for those big rocks. For when we have our priorities right, we don\u2019t need to worry about less meaningful stuff.<\/p>\n

Set your priorities before planning to manage time<\/h2>\n

Instead of complaining about the lack of time, don\u2019t you think you should ask for the right direction? The best way to find solutions to time crunch is planning, but only after you have carefully chosen your priorities. After all, unless you draw up a schedule to run the day, chances are that the day will run you. Faking busy without knowing \u2018busy doing what\u2019 is just a moment, which we often mistake for achievement. With such kind of feigned involvement, your chances of managing time reduce to nothing. On the other hand, when you are sure about your priorities, you\u2019ll somehow squeeze time out for important tasks that deserve your attention.<\/p>\n

Managing time is both an art and a science<\/h2>\n

We spend only a small part of the average workday on \u2018important\u2019 and \u2018crucial\u2019 things, while most of it is spent on meaningless or less important activities. Therefore, instead of trying several methods and wasting time, won\u2019t it be a better proposition to learn how to manage time?<\/p>\n

Rather than doing wrong things quicker and considering it a form of managing time, the art and science of making value out of time<\/strong><\/span><\/em> actually means doing the right things with a justifiable focus on deadlines.<\/p>\n

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