You Have The Time To Do What You Want

Yes, you have the time to do what you want to do. You don’t have the time to do what you don’t want to do. It’s pretty simple. People love to use the lack of time as an excuse for not doing something. The truth of the matter is that you do actually have the time to learn a language, take up dance lessons, or read more, you just don’t want to. People are constantly using the lack of time as an excuse for not doing certain things. Whether it be pursuing new interests or restarting old hobbies and activities, the time exists to do them, you’re just not allocating your time to them. If you find yourself frequently wishing to be doing other things with your time, it’s probably a good idea to think about your priorities and what you feel you should be allocating your time to.

As of this writing, I’m currently undergoing a reallocation of my time. I recently began my journey learning Spanish and by doing so, I now want to allocate at least an hour a day to my studies. Where will this hour come from? I’m not entirely sure yet, to be honest, but it’s an hour I need to take from another hobby or interest and allocate it to this new one. In the past month or two, I’ve also taken a great interest in economics and investing and have spent countless hours reading and consuming content to learn more and educate myself on money and the global financial system. The time spent on this new interest has come out of my guitar playing time as well as time with the Italian language. I don’t foresee myself continuing to consume economics and investing at such a massive rate in the future, so eventually I’ll have more time to distribute back to guitar or Italian, or possibly elsewhere.

Whether we call it time allocation or prioritization of time, the underlying concept is the same. I think being conscious of this and acknowledging it can help us decide what we do with our time. I think it’s easy to ignore that we have our own time budgets and simply keep on living our daily lives constantly feeling as if we don’t have time to accomplish what we want. If we are conscious of this and can take a step back and take note of how we are spending our time, we will be able to take time away from certain activities that we might not even realize we’re doing (like spending an hour scrolling social media) and instead reallocate it to things we actually want to be doing. I’m guilty of this and try to be as cognizant as possible with monitoring the time I spend on my phone or mindlessly on the computer and internet. In a world where our attention and time are the biggest commodity and most desirable thing, it’s important to stay based and not lose track of our time.

Feel free to comment below your thoughts on all of this or contact me, I’d be curious to hear your opinion.