In a longitudinal study, people who viewed stress as beneficial (e.g. - a quickened heart rate as helpful to focus) lived longer than those who viewed stress as inhibitory. How they perceived stressors extended or lengthened their life. Recognizing the impact of perspective has, in large part, defined my past year. While running for student government president, understanding the preciousness of time’s every drop was made abundantly clear. Every college student is told time organization is important. But we can only effectively manage to the degree we understand the value of time.
It has become unthinkable to waste an hour. Running for student government president forced maximization of every minute: firing off messages in between classes, cramming coffee in the early hours, and endless campaign execution. Minutes of interaction would translate to votes. Therefore, I could not waste any time. The sleepless nights filled with abundant energy during the daylight uncovered a new drive. The immense potential of an hour applied to passion . I now find myself evaluating the opportunity cost of every time investment. For example, with two hours before bed, do I learn a new skill, read to be informed for tomorrow, or plan for the upcoming days? Maximizing time against the urgency of countless goals has brought a refreshed drive to carpe diem. Knowing what I could do with each minute redefined the hour, redefined the day.
Heightened opportunity costs results in new decision making. For an acute example, uncertainty places limited remaining time between my best friend and me. Consequently, I broached career strategies and mutual health standards because, for however many hours we have left, I want our growth to be optimized. Rather than be discouraged by the constraints of time, we decided to look it in the eyes and draw motivation to squeeze every drop of each hour. For work, I view my time in terms of fifteen minutes: what new perspectives and conclusions can be made in 900 seconds? For friends, hours: how can our relationship grow and ourselves be better/happier in 60 minutes? For life, months: what do I want to accomplish over this next month that will lay the path for the next 36 months?
Make the most out of every second. It is amazing the degree to which cliches revolutionize after experiencing their message. Now that I (somewhat) know, my directive is to better understand the value of time, how to develop myself to maximize its offering, and to continue apportion my seconds to the most critical goals. Mark Zuckerberg wanted to connect the world. I want to help the world seize every minute. I want to enable and show others the impact only a few minutes can have.
It has become unthinkable to waste an hour. Running for student government president forced maximization of every minute: firing off messages in between classes, cramming coffee in the early hours, and endless campaign execution. Minutes of interaction would translate to votes. Therefore, I could not waste any time. The sleepless nights filled with abundant energy during the daylight uncovered a new drive. The immense potential of an hour applied to passion . I now find myself evaluating the opportunity cost of every time investment. For example, with two hours before bed, do I learn a new skill, read to be informed for tomorrow, or plan for the upcoming days? Maximizing time against the urgency of countless goals has brought a refreshed drive to carpe diem. Knowing what I could do with each minute redefined the hour, redefined the day.
Heightened opportunity costs results in new decision making. For an acute example, uncertainty places limited remaining time between my best friend and me. Consequently, I broached career strategies and mutual health standards because, for however many hours we have left, I want our growth to be optimized. Rather than be discouraged by the constraints of time, we decided to look it in the eyes and draw motivation to squeeze every drop of each hour. For work, I view my time in terms of fifteen minutes: what new perspectives and conclusions can be made in 900 seconds? For friends, hours: how can our relationship grow and ourselves be better/happier in 60 minutes? For life, months: what do I want to accomplish over this next month that will lay the path for the next 36 months?
Make the most out of every second. It is amazing the degree to which cliches revolutionize after experiencing their message. Now that I (somewhat) know, my directive is to better understand the value of time, how to develop myself to maximize its offering, and to continue apportion my seconds to the most critical goals. Mark Zuckerberg wanted to connect the world. I want to help the world seize every minute. I want to enable and show others the impact only a few minutes can have.