Getting Back Time
I waste a lot of time at the start and end of the day. My alarm goes off at 7 each morning and I’m usually in bed sometime between 10:30 and 11: 30 in the evening. And yet, I don’t get out of bed until at least 8 and I don’t fall asleep until sometime after midnight, if not later. And why, you might ask? Whether you do or not, I’m going to tell you. I waste a lot of time. And I blame it on social media. When I awake, I reach for my phone right away. I check the news and social media. I play a game or two, or three. And when I climb into bed, I’m on my phone until midnight, when I verify that the next day’s blog post is live, as expected. Until the next day rolls over, I’m on social media; usually, watching YouTube videos. In other words, I spend the first hour and the final hours glued to my phone, wasting time. I’m also on my phone several times during the day: looking at social media, responding to correspondence or commenting on somebody’s posts. And when I spend time at my desk, I ...
