April 14, 2010 by Stone
Ah, the classic argument. Where will I find the time to do the things I know need to be done? The things that one has to do in life will invariably fall into one of four categories: Things that are both urgent, and important, things that are either one of those, and not the other, and things which are neither urgent nor important.
This presents a good deal of difficulty in planning.
On the one hand, some things are urgent. Showing up to work on time. Bathing. Eating. These are things which must be done, and done at or by a specified time.
Some things are important, but not urgent. Dental Care, for example, would fall into this category for many people. How many of you regularly go to the dentist? How many of you know that you should? See.
Some things are urgent, but not important. Cleaning my place is like that. If I wait until Saturday, I might get a few bugs, but it won’t ultimately make a difference unless I go a while without doing it.
The things that are neither urgent or important though, are the problems. This is usually things like dating, like video games, like drinking beer or playing pool. basically, the fun stuff, that sometimes manages to take priority over important things. How many times have I said to myself, “I SHOULD go outside and jog. Maybe after this dungeon.”
Bah!