by David B. Bohl
Time is money… the expression is as old as the day is long… and yet these days, “the day” is not nearly as long as we need it to be to get everything done that we want to do.
If that sentence made your head spin a little, chances are it’s because, like most of us, you’re caught up in the usual rush, rush, rush that has become your expected mode of operation. No matter where we turn, it seems like everyone has an amazing new product or tool that’s designed to make life easier and save everyone a ton of time. And yet, our precious minutes just seem to slip away, despite our every effort to “own” our own time.
Technology is a great example of a time-snatcher marauding as a time-saver. Gadgets and gizmos are being waved in our faces at every turn, all promising to save us time, put us in touch with the important people sooner, and get what we have to get done out of the way so we can move on to better things. Yet how often do we actually call the shots against the technology that rules our lives and forever seems to occupy our time?
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