Have you ever misplaced something? Like your keys?
Ever been searching for something in the bottom of your handbag or
amongst a pile of paperwork and gone past it several times without finding it?
Or had a blonde moment like me when your sunglasses were lost for hours,
only to later discover they were on top of your head the whole time? *grins*
A time-saving technique I recently uncovered calls for a modicum of focus about the properties of the item you are looking for. I'll use the keys floating around the handbag example. Now at any given time, I usually have two to three sets of keys in my bag, accompanied by a wallet, a notepad, pens, tissues, a bottle of water, a book, some business cards and some cherry chapstick. So fishing out my keys can sometimes prove challenging. At times, I would fish out the wrong sets several times just adding to my frustration.
I used to think I knew what my keys felt and looked like automatically, but I would miss it several times whilst sifting through the contents of my bag. Until I focused on my keys' qualities of size, shape and colour, it remained lost to me. To find my keys now, I pause before I delve into my bag, focus on the details - how many keys are on the set I am after, what colour and shape is the keyring? And 90% of the time I can fish the set I want out easily, and without having to put my handbag down to start emptying its contents.
The same technique applies to time. To simplify your time, you need a clear picture of what you want to find, such as an hour a day to rest or read, an evening a week to meet with friends, or a weekend a month to focus on a hobby or take a trip. Without attention to your personal goals, you will never "find" the time to do these things.
If you have a clear mental picture of what you are looking for, you can take steps to find it. So what do you want from time?
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