On Time

Time is the ultimate commodity.

If you come to think of it, it is the only single thing that you can really trade for almost anything. Want money? Use time to earn it. Want a healthy body? Put time into an healthy lifestyle. Want a relationship? Invest it in someone worthwhile. Want inner peace? Take the time to meditate.

Therefore I will dare to redefine the old adage. Time is NOT money. Money is just one of the many things time can give you.

Time is happiness. 

So a considerable part of this blog will be devoted to how to save, manage and invest your time. But first an important distinction regarding time must be made, as there are various aspects of it. For the sake of simplification, I will start by considering just two main ones: chronological time, which I will address as chrono-time,  and mental time, which I shall refer to as inner-time.

Chrono-time is basically the type of time you can measure with a watch, you can use to synchronise activities with other people and the one that most people will call “time”.

Inner-time on the other hand, is a resource associated with your brain and focus. It is a measure of your ability to perceive, think, remember, relax and do a number of activities within your mind (discussions on the mind will come in later posts 😃 ). It is only marginally connected to the chrono-time, as we all know from experience when expecting a loved one or doing something highly pleasurable. It is also a resource that can, unlike chrono-time that can only be managed, be expanded.

So I expect in the next few posts addressing this issue to provide you not only with the tools to effectively manage chrono-time, but to expand and bring a new quality to your inner-time, which will become an important stepping stone on one’s path to happiness.

So, let’s begin...