Yesterday, I was listening to a conversation between 2 people in a lift in a shopping mall debating on whether time is more important or money is more important. One of them considered time as more important whereas the other one considered money as more important and both were continuously giving reasons and justifications to prove their point.
Since then I have been curiously thinking about time v/s money as our lives totally revolve around these two factors. This is when I started researching online and found lots of data most of which considered time as more important than money with the simple explanation that, unlike money, the time that is spent cannot come back nor can we get additional time. I kind of agreed with this and started thinking about the hours and days that we spend continuously doing productive or non productive tasks and then days passing into weeks and months and years and so on. Therefore, it is strictly necessary for all of us to ensure best utilization/ investment of our time similar to how we ensure that our hard earned money is invested in such a way that we get maximum returns.
Larger extent of our income (money) is required to be spend on basic necessities and unavoidable expenses. However, we constantly endeavor to save as much as possible. In the same way, we should try to save atleast some time after spending it for our daily chores and other routine and unavoidable tasks ("Investment Time"). To ensure that we have this Investment Time set in our schedule, we should carefully consider and detox the tasks that could be avoided for example, unnecessary gossiping or browsing internet or simply wasting time unless it is for relaxation. No matter how much busy we are, we find atleast few minutes to eat and recharge. The same way we should spend some time on Investment Time on a daily basis.
Money if not spent stays as it is. However, the hard truth about time is that whether we do something or not it passes. Yes, time flies! Therefore, after finding out Investment Time in your daily routine, it is really necessary to determine the tasks that you will do in this Investment Time, the tasks that will soothe your soul, give peace to your mind and help you give your best more and more. For some, it may be spending time alone, for others it may be different every day depending upon his/her mood but the idea is that every day one should find this Investment Time and embed it in his/her schedule and see your life and behavior changed.
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