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If you were given an opportunity to choose ONE thing in this world (absolutely anything, dead or alive, solid or abstract) to SELL to the entire human race..... what would YOU choose?

What would not only rake enormous profit but also play an impact on people's everyday lives?

I would choose to sell TIME ......!!

Show me someone who doesn't wish he/she had 72 hours in a day and I'll show you someone who doesn't like Haagen-Dazs ice-cream. EVERYONE craves for more hours in a day, be it to accomplish the to-do tasks listed out in their organizers, to take a nap between hectic schedules, to shop, to spend time with their loved ones, to complete the novel that's been collecting dust on the shelf, to try out that new egg tart recipe, to have lunch in the park and enjoy the sun....etc...the list just never ends. Sometimes one wonders whether there's really not enough time in a day or are humans just coming up with more things to do within a short time frame?

It might be both.

We often take for granted how fortunate we are to be in this era. The next town is often just a bus/train ride away. A friend is only a phonecall away. E-mailing is instantaneous and so is online chatting. Masterminds have even come up with the idea of an internet phone i.e. Skype. Takeaways are quick and easy, food deliveries come straight to your door and a microwaveable dinner is merely a press of a button and 8 minutes away. Homemade popcorn even come in microwaveable packs. Shopping can now be done in front of your computer - eBay, Amazon, Tesco, Argos, RyanAir, Ticketmaster, Dorothy Perkins... whatever you want, you'll find it online. Who needs to go to the cinemas when you can rent DVDs online and have them sent to your door? Or cheaper still, download it! Remote-controlled TV, DVD player, camera, video camera...even fans! The fact is...technology has advanced so much for the sake of helping us safe time and effort in doing errands that would conventionally take double the amount of time. Yet, we still find ourselves rushing to get things done!

Last 2 weeks were killer weeks for me. There was just so much to do but so little time, which crazily lead me to the idea of 'we could rake great profit if only we discover a way to sell time'. No doubt, all my tasks were eventually ticked off the to-do-list with some accomplished in time, at the expense of others (with no harm done, if I may add).

Personally, I think the secret to time management is knowing how to prioritize. Time and again I'm brought to face the truth of working SMART, not hard. It does, as they all say, save a lot of time. Pay most attention to what really needs to be done first. Divide the remaining time proportionately for the other less significant chores. Also, it helps not to worry about your workload, which just adds on to the burden that's already there. Nonetheless, some might rebut that it's easier said than done.

I think one of man's greatest weaknesses is the wanting to see, try, do and experience as much as possible within a given time. It has taken me a few hectic cycles of work & play to finally realise that one can not venture it all. You need to know the limit. You need to be flexible.

~Are you flexible with time?~

I think the chaotic period has mellowed down for the moment. For now, I have only one important task to work on, the one aim I have gradually pursued for the past 3 years, to be finally accomplished.....and I'm getting there. It's all good... *smile*

Nevertheless, I'm still finding the idea of 'selling time' very amusing...