Do we really not have enough time?

'I don't have enough time to do this'  or 'I am too busy.' We hear these lines almost every day from someone. Almost everyone uses these lines in so many situations. We use it to explain to our kids why we can't attend their school function or their dance performance, we use this to justify why we can't go to the gym even though we know that doing exercise is good for health, we use it when we can't take out time to pursue our hobbies or spend time with our family. Not having enough time has become our favorite excuse. Most of the time it's a poor attempt to justify our inability to manage our time efficiently. So, the question is, is it really true that we really don't get enough time?

Time is the great leveler in this world, it's amazing that everyone has the same amount of time, rich or poor, young or old, men or women all of us get only 24 hours per day, not any more or any less. With money one can not extend the hours of the day or one doesn't lose a few hours per day if they are poor. Normally we choose how we want to spend our time, choice is always in our hands. Whenever we say that we don't have time to go to the gym and sit in front of the computer or stay in the office then we clearly think that the other activity which we choose to do is more important than going to the gym, that's why we prefer to do it. When we tell our kids that we can't attend their dance or music performance because of some work or any other reason then obviously we give more importance to that other activity than attending a performance of our kid.

Ultimately we have to decide what is important to us and manage our time accordingly. Most of us get the required flexibility at work and home so that we can manage our time as per our wishes. If we really want to attend our kid's music or dance performance then on that day we can start our work a little early or stay late to accommodate that break. I know that it may not be possible on every occasion but I am sure we can do it enough so that our kids won't feel neglected. The problem is we overuse this line (I don't have time) so much (very casually and frequently) that we don't even try to analyze the situation and test the validity of our excuse. Time never stops for anyone, if we don't use it wisely it will go away so it's better to be wise and manage our time efficiently.

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