Time is precious. Especially these days when change seems to be occurring everywhere. That's why there are so many time scheduling techniques around now more than ever.
Wasting time becomes a luxury and using it well becomes a skill. There is a concept of "interstitial time". This is the time between scheduled tasks, like writing a blog, weeding the garden, sleeping or being in a conference.
Interstitial time is bonus time, because most of us don't ever think of using it, so this is a good resource. Use it well and it's a very valuable resource.
When you are waiting at the dentist, when you wait for tea to be ready in the morning, when you drink your tee (coffee), when you are going with the bus, you have interstitial time, time that can be used for greater good. And one way of using it is to read something useful in these small periods of time. I always carry around reading material that helps me improve my skills in some area that I think it needs improvement. There's always some reference material that needs to be read. When I drink my coffee in the morning, when I'm in the bus on my way to work, immediately after lunch there is time, with huge potential. If you sit idle this potential is lost so "don't sit idle" becomes one of my mottos. I’ve read a couple of books only on my way to work, in less than two months, and this without having to allocate a portion of my "work" time. I’ve just used the time between things that had to be done.
It's not a new concept, or a revolutionary thing, it's just something that is and might be useful for people who value time.
Wasting time becomes a luxury and using it well becomes a skill. There is a concept of "interstitial time". This is the time between scheduled tasks, like writing a blog, weeding the garden, sleeping or being in a conference.
Interstitial time is bonus time, because most of us don't ever think of using it, so this is a good resource. Use it well and it's a very valuable resource.
When you are waiting at the dentist, when you wait for tea to be ready in the morning, when you drink your tee (coffee), when you are going with the bus, you have interstitial time, time that can be used for greater good. And one way of using it is to read something useful in these small periods of time. I always carry around reading material that helps me improve my skills in some area that I think it needs improvement. There's always some reference material that needs to be read. When I drink my coffee in the morning, when I'm in the bus on my way to work, immediately after lunch there is time, with huge potential. If you sit idle this potential is lost so "don't sit idle" becomes one of my mottos. I’ve read a couple of books only on my way to work, in less than two months, and this without having to allocate a portion of my "work" time. I’ve just used the time between things that had to be done.
It's not a new concept, or a revolutionary thing, it's just something that is and might be useful for people who value time.
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