Discussion Forum > An early draft of "Can Time Be Managed"
Francis:
Time can be allocated, budgeted, paid for, charged for, wasted, used, measured, terminated, given, enjoyed, hated, experienced, concentrated, organized, controlled, reduced, expanded, etc..
In what sense can't it be managed?
Time can be allocated, budgeted, paid for, charged for, wasted, used, measured, terminated, given, enjoyed, hated, experienced, concentrated, organized, controlled, reduced, expanded, etc..
In what sense can't it be managed?
May 4, 2016 at 11:38 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
As you probably know, David Allen and others have said (more than once) that time cannot be managed. However, Wikipedia also lists him as the creator of a "time management method known as Getting Things Done."
This kind of anomaly got me thinking... where is the scientific evidence that time cannot be managed? If you are a bit geeky like me, you may also have wondered the same. It let me to take a deep dive into unfamiliar fields of physics/relativity, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, psychology and a few more.
The result is a first draft of some 17,000 words. In it, I look at the definition of words like "time" and "management", and "time management" in what you may call a "stretch project." This draft is rough... I appear to have reached my limit and need some help to take it the next step, if I decide to bring it to a final form. Hence this invitation to help me make it better!
You can let me know you'd like to join in the "fun" at http://ReplytoFrancis.info. Please include a paragraph letting me know why you have an interest in the topic. An email will be sent to me automatically.
Thanks
Francis
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