If you’re new to my blog you may not know this, and even if you aren’t it bears repeating: good time management is not about cramming more stuff into your day. At least, not in my book. In his book, Timeshifting, Stephan Rechtschaffen writes that we can all have more time simply by deciding to experience time differently.
Of course, it isn’t so easy to do that, and much of the book is taken up with explaining how to do it and giving readers permission to do it.
An interesting point: “Society allows us to go to a game or a concert with others, but frowns when we watch or listen by ourselves.” I’ve definitely experienced this one. This is why we find it hard to honor time we’ve set aside to sit in our gardens alone or read or take a solo stroll.
At a group event, all the other attendees have given themselves permission to enjoy the event. So the trick is giving yourself permission to enjoy something you do alone. To get you started, I hereby give you permission to do something fun, right now, no questions asked. Go on, it's okay.
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