Purpose Statement
By definition,
"time management" implies the dog forever in pursuit of its tail; you
just never catch up or have enough time. This is cultural baggage few
acknowledge, of which fewer are aware, and even fewer try to adjust and alter.
Students, staff, administrators and teachers bring this with them.
Description of Activity
These are some
thoughts about time I share regularly with my students and apply to historical
events:
1. As students, you probably have as much control of your time as the rich; the
rich can alter time with money and you can alter it by developing your own
balance between work, school-study and "kick back" time. You my
strive for society's definition of balance but hopefully you will realize
personal balance. The latter means to decide what you want to do most or give
yourself the time to try and find out, or how to give yourself the time needed
to live a relaxed, playful, focused, and reflective in-the-moment life, one day
at a time.
2. As you create Number 1, you also learn that time only becomes meaningful the
less you allow yourself to do what you want. When you have lots of it to spread
around in spontaneous living it doesn't have the same meaning as it would if
you forced yourself to make every second count.
There's no such thing as "quality time" unless you have a lot of
space in which it can happen, and, most important, where you will be enjoying
it, moment to moment.
Materials Needed
A different level of
awareness
Application
What's the practical
application for you as a student? Sacrifices. Take more time to do less.
Rushing thru school will make time rush; it's easy to do this, just let work
(job hours) and school (units) give time so much meaning that every minute
counts. But nothing is ever done well or learned thoroughly in a rush.
Or, you could decide to walk and wander. But that's what the world would call a
"sacrifice," because it may take you an extra year or two to graduate
from college...more time. Still, living and doing well does take more time,
that's what quality always asks of us. And if you're in a hurry you just my
pass up life's magic on the way.
Going slow is the fastest way to your goal.
Better yet, if you are going slow you may discover better goals and purpose for
your life.
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