How to Age Up How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time
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Dec 4, 2023 Exploring our relationship with time, the podcast discusses the pressure to be productive, the slipperiness of time, and the rarity of disconnecting from technology. It also delves into the importance of patience in a fast-paced society and embracing the present moment.
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Anxious Bus Waiting Experience
- Becca Rashid shares a personal story of waiting anxiously for a bus and feeling time slipping away.
- She struggles between wanting to be productive and accepting the inefficiency of waiting.
Illusion of Control Over Time
- Pursuing productivity often aims to feel unlimited despite our finite time.
- Oliver Burkman reveals we mistakenly seek a "God-like" control over time, which is impossible.
Wasting Time Is Meaningful
- Defining time use solely by future benefits causes us to miss present moments.
- Truly meaningful time often comes from allowing ourselves to "waste" it, embracing the present.