Time and the Tides

Natalie Sweeney is one of those people who does more in the standard day than most. (I get accused of that too, and believe me, it’s often an accusation, not a compliment, as if I have some magic time machine in my middle desk drawer.)

People call it ‘time management’, as if time doesn’t have any qualities that one might consider before trying to push it around or demanding it move in the direction that satisfies your momentary desire.

Natalie specializes in getting people ‘unstuck’. I like that idea better than trying to turn the tides.

So here is my take on why people get stuck.

One, they spend too much time focused on the far off future without ever connecting with people who can do the things that get you ready for that future.

Two, they get mired in the past, holding on to dates and moments, and often reconstructing that time to align it with a desired outcome instead of what is.

Three, they look at the present, not as it is unfolding, but as they are assuming it will be.

All are problems of perception, behavior, and measurement.

Time is like light. You can measure it like you measure waves and particles. But if you consider only the waves, you will find it hard to accomplish much that anyone will ever notice. And if you consider only the particles, you will forever miss the flow.


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