How To Optimise The Tiny Little Fragments Of Free Time That We Have
You have most probably heard of this quotation that goes something like, “If you want to know the value of one second, ask the athlete who came in second place; If you want to know the value of one minute, ask the worker who missed his train to work.”
I have not the memory nor the space nor the time to quote it here fully, but I wish to acknowledge the fact that we do get that occasional amount of precious free time, ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes (depending upon your level of productivity and efficiency in whatever it is that mostly occupies your day).
While we’re waiting for the bus, train or taxi, we get some free waiting time. Whether we’re singing or cursing as we’re trapped in heavy traffic, we get free time. When we queue to pay for those Aspirin (Panadol) tablets at the pharmacy, we get free time.
Hey, even when we’re answering nature’s call in the bathroom, we get some free time (some people may prefer to spend it reading magazines or practising breath-holding exercises)!
If the phrase “time is money”...