Yesterday, I was on a six-hour flight from New York to California. I caught up on some work, read a great deal, listened to a podcast, and got some rest. A few passengers around me decided to partake in the limitless forms of entertainment now available on any major carrier.
I want to make it clear I'm not placing judgment, but the woman in the row ahead of me watched not one, but three films in a row. Now, I love films more than anyone I know but knew I had work that just had to get done. And in fairness, maybe she'd already crossed off all her "to-do's" for the day. (I've certainly bing watched House of Cards on a cold February day.)
But I couldn't help but think about all the times I've heard people say, "I don't have any time," as an excuse for not getting projects they seemingly value completed. The truth is we do have time but often don't think broadly enough when it comes to utilizing chunks of time that seem out of bounds.
There's time to listen to a podcast while in traffic, or exercising. There's time to read an informative book while taking public transportation. We can skip a few nights of watching Netflix to start the first draft of that book, or play.
When we say we don't have time what we're actually saying is "It's not a priority." I encourage you to think outside the box and find ways to chip away at a project of personal value by being more deliberate about your time.
Remember, we all get the same amount of hours in a day but what we do with them is completely up to us.
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