"...try thinking of each day as a set of four quarters: morning, midday, afternoon, evening. If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter. Fail small, not big." —Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin
Tag: time
Time, Being & Identity
Suppose you wanted to claim that you are someone who does some activity, such as a writer, a programmer, a teacher, a runner, an artist, a boxer, or whatever. How much time is required and on what time scale? Let's assume weekly blocks of time. A week has a 168 hours. Suppose we sleep for … Continue reading Time, Being & Identity
If You Don’t Plan Your Time, Someone Else Will
"The most effective way to make time for traction is through timeboxing, an actionable application of a well-researched technique psychologists call, “setting an implementation intention.” In other words, you make a commitment to do something you intend to do, not just in theory, but at a certain time. It’s a technique that can be used … Continue reading If You Don’t Plan Your Time, Someone Else Will
Precise Passage
"In one of the last dreams in Lightman’s book, Einstein imagines a world not too dissimilar from our own, where one 'Great Clock' determines the time for everyone. Every day, tens of thousands of people line up outside the Temple of Time where the Great Clock resides, waiting their turn to enter and bow before … Continue reading Precise Passage
Devouring Time Swallows Us Whole
When I die, I want the ashes scattered in the wind, overboard on some slow moving ship, that leaves a trace for an hour, maybe two. Our lives are like ships traveling in the night; silently, we move along. If the water is small enough, we can make quite the impression, maybe even block transit … Continue reading Devouring Time Swallows Us Whole
How Many Summers Are Left?
"I ask Grant Heslov about his friend's decision to step back from acting, to direct and otherwise live his life. 'This is how he put it to me when I was trying to do something during the summer recently,' Heslov says by way of an explanation. He says Clooney proposed an exercise. 'Let's sit down … Continue reading How Many Summers Are Left?
Auden on Time and God
"'I've learned a little in my life,' he said. 'Not much. But I will share with you what I do know. I hope it will help.' He lit a cigarette, looked at the ceiling, then said, 'I know only two things. The first is this: There is no such thing as time.' He explained that … Continue reading Auden on Time and God
Letter of Recommendation: Washing Dishes – The New York Times
"...a life under constant threat of novelty isn’t a life; it’s exhaustion. Washing dishes by hand, I give myself the chance to remember that this is wrong — that most of life is ordinary; that ordinary isn’t the enemy but instead something nourishing and unavoidable, the bedrock upon which the rest of experience ebbs and … Continue reading Letter of Recommendation: Washing Dishes – The New York Times
Smart Watches, Fitness Trackers & Automatic Watches: Vostok
I have never been one to wear a watch all day long. Today, it seems more of a fashion accessory since the time is always available from our phone, and our phones are always with us. But, watches also seem to be making a comeback as a replacement for phones in the form of "smart … Continue reading Smart Watches, Fitness Trackers & Automatic Watches: Vostok
Peace Privilege
"She describes it as 'peace privilege,' approaching the world from a stability that allows for simplifications. There’s always a lot of denial going on when trauma interrupts our safe outlook on life. We know that people in general don’t want to see horror except in comfortable contexts (like fiction) so seeing human beings systematically torturing, … Continue reading Peace Privilege
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