3 Ways to Waste Your Time Wisely

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My friend and neighbor Jill invited me over for coffee a few days ago, and we got on the topic of time and how it goes by so quickly.

“How is it already 2017?” she asked. “You’ve been here two years in June.”

She’s always good at remembering details about others. I nodded my head and agreed that our years spent in Holyoke have flown by so fast. I shared how the year I graduated high school (2000), everyone was talking about 2020 and the end of the world. We aren’t too far from that now!

It seems like as soon as Christmas arrives, stores are stocking their shelves with Easter eggs before we even have time to take down our lights and trees. The older I get, the more I realize just how fragile time is. There’s only so much time in the day, and scripture tells us that our days are numbered. We don’t get to choose when God calls us home and we breathe our final breaths on this earth. One thing that is certainly sobering is that time moves on whether we like it or not. So, how can we begin to make the most of our delicate days?

1. Waste your time wisely by being “hands free.”

Currently, there’s no greater time waster for me than my phone. Ugh. I love it, and I hate it. Being a creative communicator, I love connecting with friends and sharing words on social media. But it’s also something I get easily addicted to. I’m cracking down on the minutes I spend on my phone so that I can say “yes” to better things like writing an article, putting a card in the mail, connecting with others in real life or maybe even cleaning my bathroom!

The truth is that it’s up to us what we choose to do with our time. There are always areas that we can better fill with our time. How can you be more productive online and off­line? What ways can you practice moderation or even cutting something completely off that’s hindering you from moving forward?

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