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when I was six years old my biggest fear
when I was six years old my biggest fear was to get bored I used to make to-do
was to get bored I used to make to-do
was to get bored I used to make to-do lists every single day so to always have
lists every single day so to always have
lists every single day so to always have something to do
something to do
something to do but one day I was watching this
but one day I was watching this
but one day I was watching this documentary on sea turtles and it said
documentary on sea turtles and it said
documentary on sea turtles and it said that sea turtles can live up to 150
that sea turtles can live up to 150
that sea turtles can live up to 150 years of age and I realized as a
years of age and I realized as a
years of age and I realized as a six-year-old kid and I’m probably not
six-year-old kid and I’m probably not
six-year-old kid and I’m probably not gonna live that long I’m gonna die it
gonna live that long I’m gonna die it
gonna live that long I’m gonna die it was such a strange realization don’t you
was such a strange realization don’t you
was such a strange realization don’t you feel weird sometimes when you realize
feel weird sometimes when you realize
feel weird sometimes when you realize that no matter what you do in life still
that no matter what you do in life still
that no matter what you do in life still gonna die in the end so I ran to my
gonna die in the end so I ran to my
gonna die in the end so I ran to my mother and asked your mom is it cuter
mother and asked your mom is it cuter
mother and asked your mom is it cuter we’re all gonna die someday you me dad
we’re all gonna die someday you me dad
we’re all gonna die someday you me dad my friends and she said yes we’re all
my friends and she said yes we’re all
my friends and she said yes we’re all gonna die there’s nothing you can do
gonna die there’s nothing you can do
gonna die there’s nothing you can do about that and I was terrified I started
about that and I was terrified I started
about that and I was terrified I started to cry I cried so hard because of what
to cry I cried so hard because of what
to cry I cried so hard because of what death meant it literally means the end
death meant it literally means the end
death meant it literally means the end of existence the end of everything and I
of existence the end of everything and I
of existence the end of everything and I wondered what’s the point of all this so
wondered what’s the point of all this so
wondered what’s the point of all this so I turned to my mom still crying and said
I turned to my mom still crying and said
I turned to my mom still crying and said so why do we work why do I have to work
so why do we work why do I have to work
so why do we work why do I have to work what does dad have to work so much if he
what does dad have to work so much if he
what does dad have to work so much if he and everybody else are gonna die anyway
but that question stuck with me ask
but that question stuck with me ask myself a lot of questions and I’m sure
myself a lot of questions and I’m sure
myself a lot of questions and I’m sure you do too
you do too
you do too that’s what philosophy is all about
that’s what philosophy is all about
that’s what philosophy is all about asking questions and what could be more
asking questions and what could be more
asking questions and what could be more important than asking questions about
important than asking questions about
important than asking questions about how to use your time probably nothing
how to use your time probably nothing
how to use your time probably nothing because time is all we have so naturally
because time is all we have so naturally
because time is all we have so naturally you would expect the hold time
you would expect the hold time
you would expect the hold time management movement to be very
management movement to be very
management movement to be very philosophical
philosophical
philosophical after all time management is a concept
after all time management is a concept
after all time management is a concept that started out in philosophy the
that started out in philosophy the
that started out in philosophy the ancient philosophers were obsessed with
ancient philosophers were obsessed with
ancient philosophers were obsessed with this one very important question how can
this one very important question how can
this one very important question how can we use our time in a way that makes our
we use our time in a way that makes our
we use our time in a way that makes our lives meaningful but modern time
lives meaningful but modern time
lives meaningful but modern time management is philosophically empty time
management is philosophically empty time
management is philosophically empty time management books are written by
management books are written by
management books are written by consultants not philosophers it’s always
consultants not philosophers it’s always
consultants not philosophers it’s always about tips and tricks and techniques to
about tips and tricks and techniques to
about tips and tricks and techniques to get more things done to do things faster
get more things done to do things faster
get more things done to do things faster to be more productive more efficient and
to be more productive more efficient and
to be more productive more efficient and to work better time management has
to work better time management has
to work better time management has become philosophically empty time
become philosophically empty time
become philosophically empty time management has moved away from his
management has moved away from his
management has moved away from his philosophical roots but if we really
philosophical roots but if we really
philosophical roots but if we really want to live a meaningful life we have
want to live a meaningful life we have
want to live a meaningful life we have to once again reinforce and philosophy
to once again reinforce and philosophy
to once again reinforce and philosophy starts with questions here’s a very
starts with questions here’s a very
starts with questions here’s a very simple question why do we need to manage
simple question why do we need to manage
simple question why do we need to manage time some people might say it’s because
time some people might say it’s because
time some people might say it’s because time is precious very precious so we
time is precious very precious so we
time is precious very precious so we need to manage it but how precious is
need to manage it but how precious is
need to manage it but how precious is time exactly see whenever I introduced
time exactly see whenever I introduced
time exactly see whenever I introduced myself to people as a time management
myself to people as a time management
myself to people as a time management researcher the first thing people say is
researcher the first thing people say is
researcher the first thing people say is oh yeah time management it’s that’s
oh yeah time management it’s that’s
oh yeah time management it’s that’s really important because because time is
really important because because time is
really important because because time is money time is money
money time is money
money time is money every time I hear time is money it
every time I hear time is money it
every time I hear time is money it reminds me of this conversation I had
reminds me of this conversation I had
reminds me of this conversation I had over coffee with this acquaintance of
over coffee with this acquaintance of
over coffee with this acquaintance of mine he was a he was a contractor as
mine he was a he was a contractor as
mine he was a he was a contractor as what we’re talking he looked slightly
what we’re talking he looked slightly
what we’re talking he looked slightly annoyed and impatient so I asked him
annoyed and impatient so I asked him
annoyed and impatient so I asked him Jeff what’s going on man everything all
Jeff what’s going on man everything all
Jeff what’s going on man everything all right and he said she said I hate
right and he said she said I hate
right and he said she said I hate wasting my time makes me so so angry
wasting my time makes me so so angry
wasting my time makes me so so angry it’s awesome what do you mean and he
it’s awesome what do you mean and he
it’s awesome what do you mean and he said look I make on in 60 dollars an
said look I make on in 60 dollars an
said look I make on in 60 dollars an hour that means every hour I spend with
hour that means every hour I spend with
hour that means every hour I spend with you I’m losing 160 bucks I was slightly
you I’m losing 160 bucks I was slightly
you I’m losing 160 bucks I was slightly offended to be honest but it’s what he
offended to be honest but it’s what he
offended to be honest but it’s what he said next that really shocked me he said
said next that really shocked me he said
said next that really shocked me he said whenever I’m spending time with my own
whenever I’m spending time with my own
whenever I’m spending time with my own kids it makes me so angry because yeah
kids it makes me so angry because yeah
kids it makes me so angry because yeah i’m spending time with them but every
i’m spending time with them but every
i’m spending time with them but every hour i spend with my kids I’m not making
hour i spend with my kids I’m not making
hour i spend with my kids I’m not making $160 and it’s not just an anecdote you
$160 and it’s not just an anecdote you
$160 and it’s not just an anecdote you can see this everywhere experiments show
can see this everywhere experiments show
can see this everywhere experiments show that whenever people start to think of
that whenever people start to think of
that whenever people start to think of time as money they become more agitated
time as money they become more agitated
time as money they become more agitated less happy always in a rush and
less happy always in a rush and
less happy always in a rush and importantly they get greedy they become
importantly they get greedy they become
importantly they get greedy they become less likely to help people out to
less likely to help people out to
less likely to help people out to volunteer or to think about the
volunteer or to think about the
volunteer or to think about the environment because nothing else matters
environment because nothing else matters
environment because nothing else matters when you’re making out in $60 an hour
when you’re making out in $60 an hour
when you’re making out in $60 an hour the real question is is money the real
the real question is is money the real
the real question is is money the real value of time the Roman philosopher
value of time the Roman philosopher
value of time the Roman philosopher Seneca said that if we think of time as
Seneca said that if we think of time as
Seneca said that if we think of time as money we’re actually valuing our time
money we’re actually valuing our time
money we’re actually valuing our time very cheaply we value our time very
very cheaply we value our time very
very cheaply we value our time very cheaply because we think we’re we have a
cheaply because we think we’re we have a
cheaply because we think we’re we have a lot of it because we think we’re gonna
lot of it because we think we’re gonna
lot of it because we think we’re gonna live forever but we’re not gonna live
live forever but we’re not gonna live
live forever but we’re not gonna live forever we’re gonna die and the moment
forever we’re gonna die and the moment
forever we’re gonna die and the moment you realize and I mean fully realized
you realize and I mean fully realized
you realize and I mean fully realized that you’re going to die on an $60 an
that you’re going to die on an $60 an
that you’re going to die on an $60 an hour it won’t mean much time is not
hour it won’t mean much time is not
hour it won’t mean much time is not money anymore now some people might say
money anymore now some people might say
money anymore now some people might say that thinking about death is not exactly
that thinking about death is not exactly
that thinking about death is not exactly cheerful maybe but it’s very helpful the
cheerful maybe but it’s very helpful the
cheerful maybe but it’s very helpful the French philosopher Albert Camus
French philosopher Albert Camus
French philosopher Albert Camus said that the most fundamental question
said that the most fundamental question
said that the most fundamental question in philosophy is why shouldn’t I kill
in philosophy is why shouldn’t I kill
in philosophy is why shouldn’t I kill myself right now it’s true why shouldn’t
myself right now it’s true why shouldn’t
myself right now it’s true why shouldn’t kill you why shouldn’t you kill yourself
kill you why shouldn’t you kill yourself
kill you why shouldn’t you kill yourself right now your answer to that question
right now your answer to that question
right now your answer to that question will remind you what you’re truly living
will remind you what you’re truly living
will remind you what you’re truly living for your answer to that question will
for your answer to that question will
for your answer to that question will remind you of the true value of your
remind you of the true value of your
remind you of the true value of your time because time is not money when you
time because time is not money when you
time because time is not money when you know you’re going to die and this is how
know you’re going to die and this is how
know you’re going to die and this is how philosophy helps with time management
philosophy helps with time management
philosophy helps with time management it helps us ask meaningful questions
it helps us ask meaningful questions
it helps us ask meaningful questions about time
about time
about time here’s another seemingly simple question
here’s another seemingly simple question
here’s another seemingly simple question can you manage time back in college I
can you manage time back in college I
can you manage time back in college I had this uh.this professor used to tell
had this uh.this professor used to tell
had this uh.this professor used to tell me that you can’t manage time time
me that you can’t manage time time
me that you can’t manage time time management is you can’t manage
management is you can’t manage
management is you can’t manage time because there’s too much too many
time because there’s too much too many
time because there’s too much too many things to do too much work to do too
things to do too much work to do too
things to do too much work to do too many obligations you can’t manage time
many obligations you can’t manage time
many obligations you can’t manage time she’s to publicly brag about how she
she’s to publicly brag about how she
she’s to publicly brag about how she never sees her daughter because she has
never sees her daughter because she has
never sees her daughter because she has she never has time people admired her
she never has time people admired her
she never has time people admired her because she was so productive but what
because she was so productive but what
because she was so productive but what people didn’t know was that her work
people didn’t know was that her work
people didn’t know was that her work obligations also made her depressed they
obligations also made her depressed they
obligations also made her depressed they cost her a marriage and of course she
cost her a marriage and of course she
cost her a marriage and of course she never really got to know our daughter
but what truly pains me is that things
but what truly pains me is that things could have been otherwise she could’ve
could have been otherwise she could’ve
could have been otherwise she could’ve been all out she could have been alive
been all out she could have been alive
been all out she could have been alive today and see her daughter grew up but
today and see her daughter grew up but
today and see her daughter grew up but she didn’t believe that time could be
she didn’t believe that time could be
she didn’t believe that time could be managed so she never tried whenever I
managed so she never tried whenever I
managed so she never tried whenever I used to drop by her office she would
used to drop by her office she would
used to drop by her office she would tell me sorry kiddo I don’t have time
tell me sorry kiddo I don’t have time
tell me sorry kiddo I don’t have time but that was a lie I don’t have time is
but that was a lie I don’t have time is
but that was a lie I don’t have time is the biggest lie in the history of
the biggest lie in the history of
the biggest lie in the history of mankind you know who really didn’t have
mankind you know who really didn’t have
mankind you know who really didn’t have time your great grandparents those guys
time your great grandparents those guys
time your great grandparents those guys had no time at all they had to work 12
had no time at all they had to work 12
had no time at all they had to work 12 hours a day every single day it’s not
hours a day every single day it’s not
hours a day every single day it’s not just work everything back then was more
just work everything back then was more
just work everything back then was more time-consuming people didn’t have
time-consuming people didn’t have
time-consuming people didn’t have washing machines so they’d have to wash
washing machines so they’d have to wash
washing machines so they’d have to wash everything by hand they didn’t have
everything by hand they didn’t have
everything by hand they didn’t have frozen meals so that to cook everything
frozen meals so that to cook everything
frozen meals so that to cook everything from scratch and all those things took
from scratch and all those things took
from scratch and all those things took hours to do back in the days that’s why
hours to do back in the days that’s why
hours to do back in the days that’s why a great grandparents really didn’t have
a great grandparents really didn’t have
a great grandparents really didn’t have time
but here’s the incredible thing our
but here’s the incredible thing our great-grandparents did not complain
great-grandparents did not complain
great-grandparents did not complain about not having time we do it’s a
about not having time we do it’s a
about not having time we do it’s a paradox we have more time than they did
paradox we have more time than they did
paradox we have more time than they did and yet we still complain that we don’t
and yet we still complain that we don’t
and yet we still complain that we don’t have time why because we have more
have time why because we have more
have time why because we have more options more freedom to choose our time
options more freedom to choose our time
options more freedom to choose our time options as we please
options as we please
options as we please look at how we live today we can shop on
look at how we live today we can shop on
look at how we live today we can shop on Amazon 24/7 any day of the year
Amazon 24/7 any day of the year
Amazon 24/7 any day of the year women can delay pregnancy by freezing
women can delay pregnancy by freezing
women can delay pregnancy by freezing their eggs more and more companies offer
their eggs more and more companies offer
their eggs more and more companies offer flexible work schedules we can watch our
flexible work schedules we can watch our
flexible work schedules we can watch our favorite shows any time I want on
favorite shows any time I want on
favorite shows any time I want on Netflix so not only do we have more time
Netflix so not only do we have more time
Netflix so not only do we have more time but we have also have a lot more
but we have also have a lot more
but we have also have a lot more flexibility a lot more a lot more
flexibility a lot more a lot more
flexibility a lot more a lot more freedom to use our time as we please
freedom to use our time as we please
freedom to use our time as we please and we still say that we don’t have time
and we still say that we don’t have time
and we still say that we don’t have time why the philosopher jean-paul Sartre has
why the philosopher jean-paul Sartre has
why the philosopher jean-paul Sartre has said that we have this tendency to trick
said that we have this tendency to trick
said that we have this tendency to trick ourselves into thinking we’re not free
ourselves into thinking we’re not free
ourselves into thinking we’re not free because being free to use your time as
because being free to use your time as
because being free to use your time as you please means that you have to make a
you please means that you have to make a
you please means that you have to make a choice and live with the consequences of
choice and live with the consequences of
choice and live with the consequences of that choice that mean that means
that choice that mean that means
that choice that mean that means whatever you do with your time it’s on
whatever you do with your time it’s on
whatever you do with your time it’s on you and that’s the scary part it’s scary
you and that’s the scary part it’s scary
you and that’s the scary part it’s scary because what if we made the wrong
because what if we made the wrong
because what if we made the wrong choices
what if we’re missing out it’s this
what if we’re missing out it’s this constant fear of missing out would your
constant fear of missing out would your
constant fear of missing out would your life have been better had you spent more
life have been better had you spent more
life have been better had you spent more time with your kids or more time
time with your kids or more time
time with your kids or more time studying or more time partying maybe we
studying or more time partying maybe we
studying or more time partying maybe we don’t want to know that’s why we say we
don’t want to know that’s why we say we
don’t want to know that’s why we say we don’t have time it gives us an excuse
don’t have time it gives us an excuse
don’t have time it gives us an excuse it’s reassuring but in reality we do
it’s reassuring but in reality we do
it’s reassuring but in reality we do have time and time can be managed it’s
have time and time can be managed it’s
have time and time can be managed it’s just that we don’t have a lot of it so
just that we don’t have a lot of it so
just that we don’t have a lot of it so they have to be sacrifices we can’t have
they have to be sacrifices we can’t have
they have to be sacrifices we can’t have it all when it comes to time we can
it all when it comes to time we can
it all when it comes to time we can either make sacrifices or make excuses
either make sacrifices or make excuses
either make sacrifices or make excuses but only one of them will allow you to
but only one of them will allow you to
but only one of them will allow you to live meaningfully we live in an era of
live meaningfully we live in an era of
live meaningfully we live in an era of unprecedented flexibility where we
unprecedented flexibility where we
unprecedented flexibility where we actually afford to work less and do more
actually afford to work less and do more
actually afford to work less and do more meaningful things with our time so why
meaningful things with our time so why
meaningful things with our time so why don’t we and by we I really mean us you
don’t we and by we I really mean us you
don’t we and by we I really mean us you me and everybody else in the city
me and everybody else in the city
me and everybody else in the city because time management is not just
because time management is not just
because time management is not just about you it’s about all of us it’s
about you it’s about all of us it’s
about you it’s about all of us it’s about all of us as a society the way you
about all of us as a society the way you
about all of us as a society the way you manage your time has huge consequences
manage your time has huge consequences
manage your time has huge consequences for our world what do people say when
for our world what do people say when
for our world what do people say when they don’t vote I didn’t have time what
they don’t vote I didn’t have time what
they don’t vote I didn’t have time what do people say we didn’t read I don’t
do people say we didn’t read I don’t
do people say we didn’t read I don’t have time why don’t people relax go the
have time why don’t people relax go the
have time why don’t people relax go the museum or volunteer I don’t have time
museum or volunteer I don’t have time
museum or volunteer I don’t have time but this wouldn’t be the case if we
but this wouldn’t be the case if we
but this wouldn’t be the case if we thought about time management the way
thought about time management the way
thought about time management the way philosophers do by asking questions the
philosophers do by asking questions the
philosophers do by asking questions the right questions instead of focusing on
right questions instead of focusing on
right questions instead of focusing on tips tricks and shortcuts so what kind
tips tricks and shortcuts so what kind
tips tricks and shortcuts so what kind of questions can we ask ourselves well
of questions can we ask ourselves well
of questions can we ask ourselves well is it reasonable to let you boss call
is it reasonable to let you boss call
is it reasonable to let you boss call you on weekends is it worth it is it
you on weekends is it worth it is it
you on weekends is it worth it is it worth your time and buy time I really
worth your time and buy time I really
worth your time and buy time I really mean life not money because you’re not
mean life not money because you’re not
mean life not money because you’re not paying your bosses with some with some
paying your bosses with some with some
paying your bosses with some with some commodity you’re paying them with your
commodity you’re paying them with your
commodity you’re paying them with your time you’re paying them with your life
time you’re paying them with your life
time you’re paying them with your life if that’s not precious I don’t know what
if that’s not precious I don’t know what
if that’s not precious I don’t know what is next time you tell a friend you don’t
is next time you tell a friend you don’t
is next time you tell a friend you don’t have time to hang out ask yourself if
have time to hang out ask yourself if
have time to hang out ask yourself if you actually have better things to do
you actually have better things to do
you actually have better things to do or if you’re just making excuses because
or if you’re just making excuses because
or if you’re just making excuses because there’s a growing sense of isolation in
there’s a growing sense of isolation in
there’s a growing sense of isolation in Western societies people feel alone
Western societies people feel alone
Western societies people feel alone partly because people feel they don’t
partly because people feel they don’t
partly because people feel they don’t have time to hang out anymore though we
have time to hang out anymore though we
have time to hang out anymore though we do have time so please share it with the
do have time so please share it with the
do have time so please share it with the people you care about if you can
remember if you want to if you want to
remember if you want to if you want to manage your time meaningfully embrace
manage your time meaningfully embrace
manage your time meaningfully embrace philosophy and never stop asking
philosophy and never stop asking
philosophy and never stop asking questions thank you
questions thank you
questions thank you you
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