Time
Time, like the breath, is neither wasted nor spent. It simply is. The idea that we can waste time is rooted in the notion that time is something we own, something to be measured, traded, or lost.
But in truth, time is not ours to keep or give away. It is a river that flows, a stream that carries us, moment by moment, through life.
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But in truth, time is not ours to keep or give away. It is a river that flows, a stream that carries us, moment by moment, through life.
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Tijn Tjoelker on Substack
Time is a cage we’re stuck within. Fine. Now I want to explore that cage to its very limits.
And the best way to do that — and push back against the relentless ticktockticktock of the clock — is through passion. We gain absolutely everything in embracing all of the things we love.
Brian Collins • Into the Mind of Designer & Co-Founder Brian Collins - Mymind
We’ll never get the upper hand in our relationship with the moments of our lives because we are nothing but those moments. To “master” them would first entail getting outside of them, splitting off from them. But where would we go? “Time is the substance I am made of,” writes Jorge Luis Borges. “Time is a river that sweeps me along, but I am the ri... See more
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
If we are to live fully in the present, we need the context of our mortality. We need to remember that we do not have unlimited time. The ticking of the clock is not a tragedy. It is essential to the meaning and excitement of life, to the intensity of love—indeed, to the intensity of any joy. The glory of life is inseparable from the fact that it i
... See moreNathaniel Branden • Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
Our future selves understand the value of time better than any of us. The version of ourselves looking back over the landscape of our lives, staring down oblivion, knows damn well the importance of time.
Elysha Dicks • Someday Is Today
time is richer than just unfolding seconds. It’s textured, charged with emotional valence and energy that are arguably more indicative metrics to consider besides its objective duration. In its focus on the quantitative measure, it forgets the subjective quality of time – otherwise known as kairos – that is not measured, but experienced in deep exh... See more