In "The Best Question Ever" Andy Stanley addresses time and how we spend it as he helps the readers work through asking the best question ever.
He summarizes time and how we spend it in 4 points:
- There is a cumulative value to investing small amounts of time in certain activities over a long period.
- There are rarely any immediate consequences for neglecting single installments of time in any arena of life.
- Neglect has a cumulative effect.
- There is no cumulative value to the urgent things that we allow to interfere with the important things.
Are you struggling with time?
Too busy to get to the important stuff in your life?
Too busy to get to the important people in your life?
Andy’s best question ever might just help. Andy contends that the best question ever is: "What is the wise thing to do?"
The way to apply this to your time is simply to ask "What is the wise way to spend my time?"
Another way to look at it would be to analyze your current use of time. "Am I spending my time wisely?" or "If a wise person were to see how I spend my time, would they suggest any changes?"
Make it a great day.
Jake
PS – A little trick when it comes to time. Track your time for a week. Write down everything and how long you spend doing it. At the end of the week review the results. I am guessing you will see at least one possibility for a positive change to make.