The Art Of Stopping Time

The Art of Stopping Time teaches a framework of mindfulness, philosophy, and time-management you can use to achieve Time Prosperity, which is having plenty of time to reach your dreams without overwhelm, tumult, or constriction.

Say you had a time machine that only had the power to stop time. It would be pretty amazing to have infinite hours to work, rest, play, or do whatever else you wanted, right?

And yet, what do you tend to do with the free time you get now? Do you spend it glued to your phone, wasting precious minutes scrolling through social media? If you’re in that habit now, chances are you might not use your new time machine so wisely.

If you look at time from a mathematical perspective, it’s very fixed. An hour is always 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds. But not all hours are created equal. You can get more out of an hour if you wisely manage these three components:

How you spend it Your energy How mindful you are

Let’s first talk about how you spend your time. An hour spent on meaningful, useful, interesting, or pleasurable activities is much more valuable than if you use it to surf the internet.

Wisely choosing your activities improves your life and gives you more knowledge, money, or fitness, depending on how you use your time.

Energy comes next. You know how hard it is to do anything worthwhile if you’re exhausted. And when you’re well-rested it feels like every hour goes better and is more enjoyable.

Finally, we have mindfulness. When you’re in the present, it’s a lot easier to enjoy your time. But if you’re stuck in the past or future, you’re either sad or anxious.

Imagine your life is like a garden full of plants. You want to nourish each plant so it can do well and produce fruit. But you only have so much space and water. Each plant in the garden of your life is like an area of life you want to grow. It might be spirituality, relationships, finances, or fitness. If you want these plants to flourish, you’ve got to be selective and only pick what’s essential. Once you do identify your priorities, you have to manage your resources carefully if you want your life plants to thrive. The “water” in your garden is like your time, energy, and attention. Use it wisely, because if you pour too much into one plant, or area, you could kill the others. Some people overfocus on their work, for instance, and their relationships and health suffer. Sometimes you get opportunities to add new plants to your garden, but be cautious. These can take resources away from your more…