A matter of being organized .

It is not uncommon today to see people get into arguments and quarrels over of all things "Time".We have so many hours in a day and its not difficult to sit down and organize this fixed variable.Yes the number of hours in a day is fixed and we are the variable for its up to us to decide what we are going to do within this paradigm. Teachers are guided by time ,we start school at a fixed time , have so many minutes to complete a lesson and are dismissed at a fixed time.Teachers know that for example 730 in the morning till around 145pm in the afternoon their time is in the school and during this time they allocate their time to this.There is no excuse for a teacher to be late and neither is there reason for him to leave before school is dismissed.That is why being a teacher we are governed by punctuality and its difficult for us to understand why some people never can manage their time. In this respect my late mother in law is a perfect of example of someone who keeps time. If we tell her that we are going out at 7pm for example she would be all dressed up and waiting way before time and when I ask her why get ready so early her answer would be " Better to wait for others than let others wait for you ".Wise attitude from a simple lady and something so simple and yet not realized by many people. Time should never be a thing for a source for discontent.Going to work for example is a daily routine and is governed by time .It is something which you do everyday and that being a routine we should know what time we should leave in order to be on time.To be ready , there are chores you must do in order to be able to leave on time. Its a simple matter of knowing how long you take to do these chores without being stressed out rushing.A bit of organization goes along way and makes your life and that of others more acceptable. You know that in the morning you need to get all your stuff ready so is it so difficult to spend a few minutes before you retire for the night getting everything in order ? Keys , briefcase content, clothes etc all should be set and when you wake up imagine the time you save and the stress that you need not have to face searching for these things. A matter of organisation really and this culture will save you time and you end up less stressed. We should follow the way of the westerners when it comes to work. A daily plan for the day's work, taking into consideration the number of working hours you have will be of great help.To the westerners time for work is fixed and that's it. I Remember in the US once a group of us walked to a shopping mall which closed at 9.00pm. We were there at 840 and the staff told us that " Sorry we are about to close " and we argued " But its not time yet " and they said if we entertain you we would have to go beyond 9.00 pm and we close at that time. To them time for work is fixed and this is something which we have to learn.There is only so much you can do in a day and a planned work schedule will enable you to cover this and do your day's work.We are talking of normal circumstances here and have to give due consideration to unforseen circumstances which will disrupt our work plan, but such circumstances do not happen everyday.The simple fact is that within a working day we can only do so much and if we are in a situation when we daily cannot complete our work then we need to sit down and ask " Am I too slow" or is the workload too much that its beyond our means. Knowing the reason will then enable you to take appropriate action and hence you are doing something positive to solve your problem.Working overtime does not mean you are more productive .Working smart makes you more productive.Its not how long you work but how much work you do that affects your productivity and your KPIs. Life is about managing oneself for if we can manage ourselves how can we manage anything else ?.Plan your day , take into consideration all factors ,like what about others , how much time do I need to carry out the daily chores etc. You have only so many hours in a day and it makes sense to make full use of it. Time is fixed and if we are smart enough we will never be a slave to time.