You are Your Own Time Waster to Your Financial Success
Nobody want's their time to be wasted, to explain the extent at which people do not like their time being wasted, when a person is accusted by another on the road and they begin to discuss things they are not interested in, the first response you would hear is "Please do not waste my time" or "I don't have time to waste" but while we say these things, we cannot but agree to one truth which is that we are our greatest time wasters.
As humans, while we do not like our time to be wasted by a third party, we are willing and even justify reasons to waste our own time. You wonder how you do this, well let I will help tell you but remember that when you waste your time, it affects a lot of things including productivity, attention span, and schedule which in return affects your finance and future. So let's go.
The first time waster that you do not pay much attention to as a time waster is Social media. Your Facebook, X (formally Twitter), Snapchat, Instagram, TicTok, and so on take a lot of time as you scroll through the platform without any purpose. If the use of these social media is purposeful, then it is not a waste of time, because you are getting value from them. The way the platforms are designed you are suppose to be a hamster in a wheel, continuously running through the platforms without having a reason to leave.
Getting out of these time wasting addicting apps isn't easy,but if you need to save up time for yourself and not waste your attention on them, the first thing you can do is to delete the apps. This is actually the final and great way to get out of it but other methods includes like putting a password to the app which takes about 5 seconds to unlock can give you time to rethink the decision of opening the app.
Another thing tha I have seen as a time waster in our world now is the NEWS. The way the news is designed, you are to be glued to it because it is meant to be entertaining even when they are sharing the worse news. There are chances that if a news is popular, then you might have a vague knowledge about the information because it is something that would affect you. News are designed for views, likes, clicks, and comments, so they will do everything to make sure you are glued to the NEWS.
In the light of mentioning NEWS, i will like to go a bit further to mention TVs and Screens as time wasters. While you need to relax and want to watch the TV, if you are not one that can caution yourself with the appliance, then it is best that you cut watching TV. This helps to focus on non-distracting things like studying, building plans, and organizing ones life.
One thing a lot of people notice is that they spend the spare time they don't have much doing nothing. This is what happens when you do not know what to do with your time rather you become lost in the free moment. never waste a free time, if you need to sleep, then do so, set a time for everything you need to do and then you can utilize the time without problem.