More Than Just That- Christina Elizabeth

Time. It’s a short 4-letter word which by definition is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. Isn’t there more to it than merely the continued progress of existence? Rather than it being an intangible,inevitable aspect of life, isn’t it more about how we use it? Time cannot exist as a single entity for it is us, who do things to call it ‘pass of time’.Improper use of time can affect all aspects of life, be it work, or personal development. Or does it really? Let’s take a dive into it!

Ever since the early years, people have always had one or the other work that they were entitled to carry out, regardless of age. More often than not, they practiced agriculture–based activities which were often back-breaking. However, as they grew up, they turned into strong,productive individuals. As a result, the genx of this era has an attention span of 18–25 minutes, making them apt for carrying out productive employment easily.

Fast forward in today’s world, the young generation is more often than not, glued to their screens, as if nothing else fascinates them anymore.Moreover, the genz is believed to have an attention span of 8 seconds!That’s almost the exact same attention span of a goldfish! This gave rise to a goldfish generation, that finds it difficult to set in their attention for a span of time. Where are we headed? People resort to doomscrolling when they’ve got nothing else to do and just want to passtime quickly just so they don’t get ‘bored’.

There’s a lot of ways one can use it. At its most basic level, one can either waste it, or use it. There’s this popular saying by Sarah Hardy that says, ‘Time is what you make of it’. Simply put, time isn’t about the passing of existence but all about what you do with it. You are the oneto define what ‘time’ means to you because it’s not an objective but subjective definition that explains time. There’s so much more to it than the trivial passing of existence. You get abundance of time each dayand what you choose to do is what matters. It shows your weaknesses ,your priorities, or what you consider important in life.

So, what are you willing to put your time, and energy into today, even ifit could be a little hard at the start? Is it doom scrolling or hope scrolling? Rotting or renewal? Aimlessness or steadfastness? Choose your answer.