Time's a-Wastin'!

Time’s a-Wastin’!

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an account where we could save time? I could have saved literally millions of minutes so far. We have our methods for “saving time:” cooking in our instant cookers, using mobile deposit, or shopping online. But do we actually do anything with that “saved” time?

A study performed by Duolingo and OnePoll discovered that we waste about 26 days’ worth of time each year! How do we waste almost an entire month of our lives? Standing in line, having to be on hold, commuting, and, not surprisingly, scrolling our social media accounts are just a few of the ways that we are basically doing nothing.

While we can’t necessarily be actively doing something while waiting in traffic or standing in line at the store, we can take the time that we are in charge of, and make it more productive. Like our quote for today, think of time as clay–something you roll in your hands and form into anything you like.

Take back as much of your time as you can–limit your phone/social media time, make up a story to share with the kids while waiting for your morning cup of caffeine to brew, or if you’re at a restaurant, make conversation while waiting for your dinner to be served. You may not be able to stash the time away in an account for later use, but using the “right now” in a more meaningful way is much better than stashing it away!