Madeleine Dore

And we can find some other things in our days to count amongst the doing. And so it's always curious to me that you can get to that end of the day and have that guilt feeling and focus solely on the thing that you didn't do and overlook all of the treasures and all of the perhaps moments of connection that you had or the moments of kindness or what you learned, even the mistakes you make.

Yes, I agree. I think that there's many, many categories in between. And even what we deem wasted time, I think is worth getting curious about because we're quick to call ourselves lazy or we're quick to say that we're wasting time. We're quick to say that we're procrastinating. But when we inspect that, we can actually see that

Yes, I agree. I think that there's many, many categories in between. And even what we deem wasted time, I think is worth getting curious about because we're quick to call ourselves lazy or we're quick to say that we're wasting time. We're quick to say that we're procrastinating. But when we inspect that, we can actually see that

Yes, I agree. I think that there's many, many categories in between. And even what we deem wasted time, I think is worth getting curious about because we're quick to call ourselves lazy or we're quick to say that we're wasting time. We're quick to say that we're procrastinating. But when we inspect that, we can actually see that

sometimes it's those moments that are incredibly valuable are we procrastinating or are we actually thinking about the problem in a deeper way are we letting ideas sort of roll around in our minds before we take that action and i think it's an interesting thing because we we tend to worry about the time that we're wasting and

sometimes it's those moments that are incredibly valuable are we procrastinating or are we actually thinking about the problem in a deeper way are we letting ideas sort of roll around in our minds before we take that action and i think it's an interesting thing because we we tend to worry about the time that we're wasting and

sometimes it's those moments that are incredibly valuable are we procrastinating or are we actually thinking about the problem in a deeper way are we letting ideas sort of roll around in our minds before we take that action and i think it's an interesting thing because we we tend to worry about the time that we're wasting and

If anything, I think the surest way to waste time is to worry about wasting it. So if we take away the worry about wasted time and we get curious about those moments, maybe we can see that the time that we enjoy wasting is actually not wasted time, or we can see that it's thinking time, or we can see that it's an all-important moment of rest and downtime.

If anything, I think the surest way to waste time is to worry about wasting it. So if we take away the worry about wasted time and we get curious about those moments, maybe we can see that the time that we enjoy wasting is actually not wasted time, or we can see that it's thinking time, or we can see that it's an all-important moment of rest and downtime.

If anything, I think the surest way to waste time is to worry about wasting it. So if we take away the worry about wasted time and we get curious about those moments, maybe we can see that the time that we enjoy wasting is actually not wasted time, or we can see that it's thinking time, or we can see that it's an all-important moment of rest and downtime.

Yes, exactly. And something that's been really helpful for me is actually returning to one of my favorite books by Arnold Bennett. It's called How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, and it was written in 1908. And so it's always a gem to kind of return to these texts and see that we've been grappling with these things. quandaries for many decades and centuries even.

Yes, exactly. And something that's been really helpful for me is actually returning to one of my favorite books by Arnold Bennett. It's called How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, and it was written in 1908. And so it's always a gem to kind of return to these texts and see that we've been grappling with these things. quandaries for many decades and centuries even.

Yes, exactly. And something that's been really helpful for me is actually returning to one of my favorite books by Arnold Bennett. It's called How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, and it was written in 1908. And so it's always a gem to kind of return to these texts and see that we've been grappling with these things. quandaries for many decades and centuries even.

And what Arnold Bennett points out is that we cannot waste time in advance. So I think sometimes when we're caught in that productivity guilt feeling or we're worrying about wasting time, we lament the morning that we might have wasted, for instance. And we carry that worry into the afternoon when actually we can't waste time in advance.

And what Arnold Bennett points out is that we cannot waste time in advance. So I think sometimes when we're caught in that productivity guilt feeling or we're worrying about wasting time, we lament the morning that we might have wasted, for instance. And we carry that worry into the afternoon when actually we can't waste time in advance.

And what Arnold Bennett points out is that we cannot waste time in advance. So I think sometimes when we're caught in that productivity guilt feeling or we're worrying about wasting time, we lament the morning that we might have wasted, for instance. And we carry that worry into the afternoon when actually we can't waste time in advance.

So instead, we can have this opportunity to turn over a new leaf. And what that means is that we can see that this moment in front of us is so far unspoiled. Instead of falling further down that spiral that we can fall into, we can turn it over and begin afresh.

So instead, we can have this opportunity to turn over a new leaf. And what that means is that we can see that this moment in front of us is so far unspoiled. Instead of falling further down that spiral that we can fall into, we can turn it over and begin afresh.

So instead, we can have this opportunity to turn over a new leaf. And what that means is that we can see that this moment in front of us is so far unspoiled. Instead of falling further down that spiral that we can fall into, we can turn it over and begin afresh.

It's inevitable. It's life. And so perhaps if we can build in some buffer room in our days and in our plans for those inevitable surprises, distractions and interruptions, perhaps that would be what can lessen that tension.