Don’t Kill Time, Use Time
Have you ever heard someone say “Hey, I’ve got an hour to kill”?
If your Life = Time, and you want to kill an hour (being time) doesn’t that loosely translate into “Life = Kill”?
OK, I’m jumping the gun a bit, for lack of a better metaphor. But seriously, how often do we waste our time? Now, there are dozens of books on this, and time-management or distractions are not something I want to dive deep into right now, but let’s use a simple perspective shift to change how we frame our time.
Although you can argue that “Killing time” is just an expression, it’s an expression that is better off not used.
To put it bluntly, change your speech and perspective from “Killing time” to “Using time”, no matter the time or place.
Instead of “Killing time” in a waiting room for example, shift your perspective to “Using time” — whether it’s for something productive or not. Even if you play games on your phone or browse social media for 15 minutes — that is OK! That time is your life too.
I hate to break it to you, but in fact all of your time IS your life. So make the most of each moment! At work, at home, with friends, family, or even alone! Hey, that rhymes!
By re-framing your “15 minutes to kill”, into “I have 15 free minutes to myself”, you thus rephrase how…
