Take a look at most people’s schedules: they are full. Meetings with others dominate many individual’s days, wherein their roles and the purpose may be questionable. Then we have time allotted to perform specific functions and actions. We are busy.
Busy does not denote productivity unless we only measure success on how active we are. We calculate the productivity of machines by the calculation of outputs to time spent. However, we are not machines, and for many our, productivity primarily measures time alone.
How do we ever discover new approaches that will save time and money? How do we create new ideas and proactively address potential problems before they arise? We think. And thinking takes time, and to think with clarity requires dedicated time.
When do you take the time to think, to be creative, to be innovative? Does your performance not require you to be optimal with time? Do you have a thinking time scheduled?
