Frances O. Ponce
The human civilization has changed so much. The advancement of technology has revolutionized our
way of living. Though technology would bring us incredible benefits ranging from fast and reliable transactions to better way of life, it has also its own ugly side.
You might seem to notice that every time you open your laptop or cellphone-- you'll get lots of notifications from facebook, twitter, and other similar networking sites. By the time you open your email, thousands if not hundreds of email threads flooded your inbox-- most of them coming from promotional sites and social networking sites. Information is everywhere-- be it TV, cellphones, and even the buses you ride with towards your workplace.
If you are not careful enough, you'll get drowned on the myriad of distractions in your surroundings. Information is everywhere; our seemingly unending responsibilities get piled up; business transactions are becoming too complex; people are getting things here and there to provide better life both for themselves and their loved ones; news both good and bad is everywhere. We are so much bombarded with those lots of distractions.
Jon Kabat Zinn in his book Coming to our Senses beautifully expressed his feelings about our current civilization. An excerpt is provided:
"I don't know about you, but for myself, it feels like we are at a critical juncture of life on this planet. It could go any number of different ways. It seems that the world is on fire and so are our hearts, inflamed with fear and uncertainty, lacking all conviction, and often filled with passionate but unwise intensity."
In today's civilization, it is very important for us to focus on what is most important in our lives. That is why setting your priorities is a must. There is no substitute for that! Given the influx of distractions that come our way, we get out of touch on the things that would add value to us -- for the good of ourselves, our family, our countrymen and the world we live in.
Even the books we read, the articles we browse, the people whom we chose to be with most of the time-- we must chose them very carefully and see to it that those are the most productive activities. As Brian Tracy puts it, "there is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”
If you happen to know the Pareto Principle or the "80/20 rule", eighty percent of our unfocused efforts only produce about 20% of productive results. Managing your time effectively will not only bring you satisfaction in life but great fortunes that you dreamed of since you were young. Most of us have dreams but only few of us put those dreams on paper. Research shows that goals that are put into writing are more clear compared to those which are only on your thought.
The human civilization has changed so much. The advancement of technology has revolutionized our way of living. Though technology would bring us incredible benefits ranging from fast and reliable transactions to better way of life, it has also its own ugly side.
You might seem to notice that every time you open your laptop or cellphone-- you'll get lots of notifications from facebook, twitter, and other similar networking sites. By the time you open your email, thousands if not hundreds of email threads flooded your inbox-- most of them coming from promotional sites and social networking sites. Information is everywhere-- be it TV, cellphones, and even the buses you ride with towards your workplace.
If you are not careful enough, you'll get drowned on the myriad of distractions in your surroundings. Information is everywhere; our seemingly unending responsibilities get piled up; business transactions are becoming too complex; people are getting things here and there to provide better life both for themselves and their loved ones; news both good and bad is everywhere. We are so much bombarded with those lots of distractions.
Jon Kabat Zinn in his book Coming to our Senses beautifully expressed his feelings about our current civilization. An excerpt is provided:
"I don't know about you, but for myself, it feels like we are at a critical juncture of life on this planet. It could go any number of different ways. It seems that the world is on fire and so are our hearts, inflamed with fear and uncertainty, lacking all conviction, and often filled with passionate but unwise intensity."
In today's civilization, it is very important for us to focus on what is most important in our lives. That is why setting your priorities is a must. There is no substitute for that! Given the influx of distractions that come our way, we get out of touch on the things that would add value to us -- for the good of ourselves, our family, our countrymen and the world we live in.
Even the books we read, the articles we browse, the people whom we chose to be with most of the time-- we must chose them very carefully and see to it that those are the most productive activities. As Brian Tracy puts it, "there is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”
If you happen to know the Pareto Principle or the "80/20 rule", eighty percent of our unfocused efforts only produce about 20% of productive results. Managing your time effectively will not only bring you satisfaction in life but great fortunes that you dreamed of since you were young. Most of us have dreams but only few of us put those dreams on paper. Research shows that goals that are put into writing are more clear compared to those which are only on your thought.
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