“Time Is Money” – This Conceptual Metaphor Was First Coined By Benjamin Franklin (One Of The Founding Fathers Of Unites States) In 1748. What It Meant Was In Order To Make Money One Must Work / Act & Thereby Use Their Time. And Since Time Available Is NOT Infinite – It Indirectly Urged People To Use It To Do Something.
Over The Past 270 Years – It Has Become A Great Law Of Labor. People Started Trading Time Against Money.
This Theory Has Been Hammered & Ingrained Into Humans Across The Globe. (So That A Few Can Continue To Rule). This Urge Is Actually Not Required Any More, Since Everyone Is Doing Something Or The Other, Especially In A Hurried Way In Order To Get That Some Extra Time To Make That Little Extra Income.
The Noise, The Confusion Is Huge.
Today With All The Advancements In Technology & Support Tools, From A Calculator To A Smartphone To A Laptop – To Help Manage Time And Ease Our Tasks – Most People Are Still NOT Successful, NOT Productive. In Fact Cases Of Work & Money Related Anxiety And Stress Are On The Increase.
WHY is this happening ?
To Save Time, People Have Resorted To Multi-Tasking.
Most Believe They Can Multi-Task And Get A Lot More Done.
Research Has Shown That Multi-Tasking Reduces Our Overall Productivity By Close To 45 %. In Fact Trying To Multi-Task Is A Productivity Killer.
While We May Think We Are Getting Many Things Done, Our Brain Does Not Work That Way, It Cannot Multi-Task In The True Sense Of The Word. What It Actually Does Is – Shift Attention & Focus From One Thing To Another Alternately. This, Compounded By Other Distractions (Todays World I Am Sure You Will Agree Is Full Of Distractions) Can Cause Mental Blocks And Can Slow Our Thinking And Decision Making Abilities. It Impairs Cognitive Abilities.
So What Is The Solution ?
Earl Nightingale Defined Success As “The Progressive Realisation Of A Worthy Ideal“
To Have A Worthy Ideal, You Must First Know Clearly What You Want.
Once You Know What You Want, Convert It Into A Goal To Achieve.
Create Actionable Steps Towards Achieving The Goal.
And When You Work On The Tasks, Actions For That One Thing — FOCUS
It Is Wiser And Being More Productive To FOCUS On One Planned Activity, That Takes You One Step Closer To Your Goal, Purpose, Your Worthy Ideal.
Being Focussed On One Thing For A Certain Period Of Time Allows You To Do A Better Quality Job. More Work Gets Done, Quicker.
Also Being Focussed On One Task Is Less Stressful On Our Mind. This Allows Us To Be Happier.
Doing It Right ! Doing It Well ! The First Time Around Saves Overall Time, Effort & Money In The Long Run. In A Way “SLOW IS FAST”
So To Be More Productive, To Make More Money, Be Mindful, Practice To Improve FOCUS.
THEREFORE: FOCUS is MONEY !