The incredible riddle of the subjective experience of time is covered in the number of fresh impressions, the number of learned skills and, as a consequence, the number of memories received for a certain period of time. That’s why with supportive brain activity, developing new skills, getting acquainted with new ideas and visiting new places, you can slow down your time.
I am often asked for advice on the management of the psychology of time and money, perhaps the most universally significant values in the modern world, with the exception of information. My personal narrative and my extended wish to everyone for the New Year is as follows:
To understand what is happening and to undertake management of anything, we need to become acquainted with ourselves. It’s ridiculous that the techniques we employ with new devices are seldom used when it comes to us. First, it is necessary to find out why do we need to do more and whether or not this is a priority. This is a serious question that when addressed will create a much more motivated and effective “time management process”.
Second, proper investment of our time depends on recognizing what roles or “hats” we wear in life. There may be a desire to eliminate some roles or vice versa. Also, we need to examine our activity peaks — the most productive time of the day, the week, the month in order to correctly distribute our tasks and workload.
My experience is that it’s important to have a diary or a notebook and write down pressing issues, long-term and short-term tasks knowing that “hangs” will start to manifest themselves, the so-called things that we started time ago but never had time to finish. These “hangs” are the impediments that produce a sense of guilt, cause obsessive thoughts, grab an extra place in our minds and delay energy. In psychology, this trend is called the “Zeigarnik effect” and has long been proven.