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TIME

Module 4 · 5 min

Everyone gets 24 hours. What we do with them is different.

Try this first: You have one minute

Do something useful. That's all. You decide what.

Five ways to use time: What did you do?

Which one was yours? Tap each.

  • Consume · Enjoy or use something, like watching a short video
  • Better yourself · Learn, practice, exercise, breathe
  • Help someone · A friend, a teacher, your family
  • Create · Make something new, like a sketch or a poem
  • Exchange · Make something someone else values

The idea: Time is scarce

None of the five is wrong. Rest and fun matter too. The question is: did you choose?

“Time is scarce. What matters is what you do with the time you have.”

Find your minutes: Hidden time

Small pieces of time are everywhere.

  • The bus ride · Revise, listen, or think about a problem
  • Waiting time · Read one page
  • Phone time · Set a limit, then stop
  • Early morning · 15 quiet minutes before the house wakes up

Compounding: Little and often

Ten minutes every day beats two hours once a month.

Your turn: Pause & ponder

What did you do in your minute? What would you do with one free hour today?

Apply: Try this week

Tomorrow, choose one 10-minute slot and use it on purpose.

At night, ask yourself: what did those 10 minutes give me?

Well done!

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