What the Perfect Corn Chip Can Teach You About Time Management
Nothing. Time management is a lie. Keep reading.
The microwave dings, my bowl of beans and quinoa steaming. I reach into the bag of corn chips and pop one in my mouth, absentmindedly, then stop mid-opening the microwave. The chip is perfectly crunchy, airy, one of those delicate crispy bubbles right in the middle, and the saltiness explodes on my tongue. I have to stop myself from sighing. Perfect corn chips are few and far between. I stand there for maybe 30 seconds relishing the moment.
I ate this lunch at the dining table instead of my desk. I would have considered that a waste of time before.
I was a person with a to-do list, a perpetual desire to get more stuff done. I bought into it all: productivity hacks and hustle porn, morning routines, and inbox zero, multi-tasking and scheduling tools. It turns out my problem wasn’t that I didn’t have an efficient online tool to create and schedule daily posts on several different social media platforms. The problem was that paying for three months of that subscription and using it only once showed me that I didn’t want to build a social media presence in the first place. Although I know it’s generally accepted that unknown writers (like me) must build a social media following before having a chance at making a…
