"Time is the substance from which I am made.
Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river;
it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger;
it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."
Jorge Luis Borges

Or

"Do you value life? Then waste not time, for that is
the stuff of which life is made."
Benjamin Franklin

Or

"The value of anything that you obtain or accomplish can be determined by how much
of your time, or your life, that you spent to acquire it."

Great quotes. Wonderful.
Time doesn't exist of course.

It's a word we created to give the illusion we can control change.

We love the idea of control.

We hate change.

All life is change, all change is life.
(see martingover.com/risks )

We cannot truly control or alter or affect change.' Time' is something we made up.

Digital clocks, quartz watches, atomic clocks don't measure ‘time' they are just
devices that exhibit change.

Clocks are navigational devices that we morphed into devices that somehow
allow us to control time.

However no matter how you ‘change' a clock or a watch - you can make a
clock slower or faster, put it ahead or back – it doesn't affect the sunrise, or the
galaxy speed, or death (or taxes). It's just a game.

Change is a constant. Whatever you do – change happens.

After all - they say we change our complete cell structure every seven years,
and though no-one has proved that exact time frame, it has been shown our
cells renew at varying rates throughout our body so at least every 12 years we
are (bodily) completely renewed. Completely different. Completely changed.
(though strangely the built in message about who you ‘think you are' stays the
same.)

And how we hate change

And how we cling to the hope of control

Thus the invented term ‘time control'.

So there you go.

It's a myth-

But;-
We can absolutely control one thing, one very important thing. One thing that is in fact a Game Changer

Our actions and  Our response:
To events…to change…to outcomes…to effort…


One of the best ways to control 'time' that is manage you effort is by creating A List

Not just a list of things to do, but a prioritized list

Classify the things that are on your 'to do' list

Create a list that is do-able.

You already know how to not get things done, just making a list wont help.

You need to classify and priorize and yes in many cases just damm ignore things

First thing on the list – make a list.

Second thing - spend a lot of time and thought - clasifying your 'to- dos'

The point of a list or an effective list is to manage your effort

Sort things out in terms of priority. It may take a bit of figuring at first – but soon
you get very good at allocating what to where.

For Instance

A) things: - vital and must be done by the end of the day. They move your life
forward, to the goal, to your relationship, to your family. They must be
completed

B) things: - important but not vital. They should be done if there is time:

Cleaning the house, paying the bills, going to the gym. Cleaning the house or
the car can be put off if it means you get an A thing done. B things can be put
on tomorrows B list. But nothing in the B list is sacrificed to C things
(another way to make sure you do the ‘chores'. Schedule them on a vital list.
And when they come up – do them. Right then, don't put them off and hope
that someday

C) things: - everything else.

Eating ice cream, having a nap, watching tv,goofing off, indulging in a hobby or sport that is not a goal, etc.

Spend time prioritizing. That's where the work is.

Then your life is simple (not easy - simple) – do the A things and as much of the B things as possible.

And your done.

Have extra time or energy – relax. No guilt.(?)

Final Thoughts

When there's a choice of activity – always do the most difficult fist.

When you are unsure of which actions will be better – choose the most difficult