Time. It’s the asset that we all eagerly wish we had more of.
More time to read. More time to spend with friends. More time to follow our dreams. More time with loved ones. More time to create. More time to see the world. More time to make a difference. More time to become the person we want to be.
However, time is fixed. We can’t make any more of it. It’s our most precious and least renewable resource.
Truth is, there is enough time. Life is long enough. There is enough time to accomplish the things that we desire to do most.
The real problem with time? We waste most of it.
We waste it watching TV. We waste it spending time with negative people that we don’t care to be around. We waste it in meetings. We waste it doing things we aren’t passionate about. We waste it consuming things that we don’t need. We waste it searching the internet for “life hacks.” We waste it on Facebook. We waste it complaining. We waste it by not capturing our brilliant ideas. We waste it by holding grudges. We waste it by making excuses. We waste it talking, instead of listening. We waste it talking about people, instead of about ideas. We waste it waiting for things to happen.
We severely underestimate how much time we spend doing these things.
It is not that life is short, but that we make it that way.
Life is long, if you know how to use it.