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Time management is ruining our lives
« on: January 13, 2019, 05:13:42 PM »
I was trying to explain to Theresa the other day everything I hate about the productivity cult. I was grasping at ideas, but not really making the case. She understood why I opted out, but not why it literally made me mad the cult existed. I just couldn't quite hit the target.

This article, hits the target
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/why-time-management-is-ruining-our-lives

It's what I would have said if I were smarter and had thought about it a lot more.

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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2019, 05:12:57 AM »
The most effective time management tool ever discovered?

The word "No."

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Learn to say no. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin. -- Charles Spurgeon

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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2019, 04:38:00 PM »
But 'The Lynsky' is waaaay more fun. Remember that at your next non-profit board meeting, BW.


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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2019, 01:54:48 AM »
Remember that at your next non-profit board meeting, BW.

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You are in a funny mood today

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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2019, 06:51:32 PM »
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Economists still argue about exactly why things turned out so differently, but the simplest answer is “capitalism”. Keynes seems to have assumed that we would naturally throttle down on work once our essential needs, plus a few extra desires, were satisfied. Instead, we just keep finding new things to need. Depending on your rung of the economic ladder, it’s either impossible, or at least usually feels impossible, to cut down on work in exchange for more time.

I feel like this is almost blasphemy, yet it is very true.  Hyper-consumerism is a type of self-imposed slavery.  The problem is that the excess has become the norm, so people can't even recognize it anymore.

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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2019, 10:59:53 PM »
So, I'm guessing you're not in the market for one of these, EG.

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https://coolestgadgets.com/20190126/timecube-plus-helps-out-with-time-management/

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Re: Time management is ruining our lives
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2019, 02:23:17 AM »
Ha ha... no!