You know what I am starting to hate hearing? People praising the idea of me being busy. It’s like, there is this assumption that busy means blessed, successful, or prosperous.And then the opposite would be, if you’re not constantly doing stuff, you’re either lazy, poor or apathetic.
But let’s not stop there!What about how we all claim we need more time. I know I’ve often wished for 28 hours in the day or to be able to live off of 3 hours of sleep every night.
And lastly there is the coveted gift of time management. To perfectly sort and cram the most activities into our day and not pass out! Yes, “earn your sleep”, this is means your not wasting your life! And blah, blah, blah…So anyway, here’s my latest (learned) theory:
What we really need is discernment and margin.We need to do less.
In between our priorities, commitments, wishes and dreams; we need unspecified, unallocated time.And in that space – these margins need to remain open.
So when game changing, highly valued opportunities present themselves, we will have the time AND energy to take advantage of them without sacrificing previous commitments.You see, when we work without breaks or margin, we either cannot discern the good from the great or we just won’t have space to properly seize the great ones.
This of course is my humble opinion, but what do you think? Have you ever found yourself stuck in low valued commitments that hindered you from grasping rare opportunities?Or maybe you’ve mastered this balance seen success?
Either way, pls share!