"Every second is of infinite value" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
Well, that's great, except you can't actually sell time.
Quit yer whingin'! I mean, honestly. It's not a case of you not having enough time, it's a case of you having too much work to do. I really don't care for people who whinge about having 'so much to do and so little time'. You know why? It's because it's ALWAYS the people who push their workload to the extreme. It's never a case of "Oh, well she said to do an essay about something we're interested in, so I'll do one about puffins.", it's "Oh, well she said to do an essay about something we're interested in, so I'll write mine about THE ENTIRE SODDING WORLD! What a great idea, I'm sure I can handle it!". And you always end up getting a D grade. Idiots, honestly. No one ever gained anything from doing extra unnecessary work. Sure, go ahead and put loads of effort into what you ARE going to do, but don't do extra because THERE'S NO POINT!
I have a friend who does nothing but whinge about work. I don't think I've ever had a conversation with her that wasn't either about dwarfs or English coursework. That's not fun! Seriously, you're doing yourself no favours with that attitude. Care less, it's more entertaining. At least don't moan to me about not having any time. I have too much time, if anything. That's even more annoying, I feel awful for not filling it up with useful and insightful blogging work. You have no idea! I'm always sure that I have too much time because I haven't been doing any useful work, or I've forgotten to write my 500 words for the day. A novel is like a child, it needs care and attention. But I still have enough time to devour 1.5 books every day. Yep, I can spend entire hours just sat in the warm and dry in front of the telly with a book, listening to music and texting people on my phone, while cramming cold pizza into my cakehole. Am I making you jealous yet? WORK LESS.
According to lead scientists (Note: The Intelligent Blonde ® is not responsible for lies and made up 'facts'), YOUR life should be split up into 3 parts. Note the lack of the word equal between '3' and 'parts'. These three parts are as follows:
- Socialising. Important, obviously. If you neglect your friends, they will ignore you. Trust me, I've ignored many a friend who's been too busy working. But then, workaholics just aren't my type. Anyway, if you have no friends, who will be there to scream 'DON'T JUMP!!!' or make you fat at Christmas? No one. Besides, it's fun. If you have any friends to start with, obviously. Friends are a laugh. Fact.
Friends kill 99% of all bacteria. Fact.But seriously, approximately 35% of your time should be spent socialising, be it through the phone or actually face to face. - Not working. The human body can only take so much pressure you know. You have to unwind. If you happen to have a handy back condition such a spine that is too straight, or you are prone to high blood pressure, then it is VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T DO TOO MUCH WORK. This is a serious, truthful health warning. (Note: The Intelligent Blonde ® 's definition of truth may or may not differ from the dictionary definition of truth) Some people may find it very difficult to unwind and may need to spend more time than usual not working. These people make up 999,999 people out of every 1,000,000. It is estimated that 60% of your time should be spent not working.
- Working. Well, if you don't have any money, you can't afford pizza and books. Hey! Don't complain to me that that's unfair. Life isn't fair, young ones. If it was I would be able to magic my book into existence instead of having to actually write it! Only 5% of your time should be devoted to this, because wages are so crap, and the law of diminishing returns means that you get less and less money the more you work! Well, money, or grades, or whatever. Potatoes, if you live in Ireland. Potato cakes if you live in Oirland.
So, young ones, make sure that you spend your time well, or you may end up being a boring old fart with no friends and not enough time. Work less. Enjoy your TIME while you don't have too much of it. Quit your complaining.
