Maximizing Tiny Pockets of Time
<p>The glowing numbers on the oven timer tell me I have four minutes until my burger is done.</p>
<p>(Yes, I cook my burgers in the oven, and they come out <em>so</em> much better than in the frying pan alone.<strong> )</strong></p>
<p>Four minutes. What can I do in four minutes?</p>
<p>I head down the hallway towards my office to check my business emails. Halfway there, something makes me pause.</p>
<p>A little voice inside asks me, “Do you really <em>need</em> to check them right now?” I hesitate, torn between familiar routine and the allure of something different.</p>
<p>Then, it whispers a new idea:</p>
<h2><em>“What can you do to make yourself feel good?”</em></h2>
<p>This thought feels foreign. I don’t normally consider it, especially after spending years trying to pack as much movement — and what I thought was productivity — into every minute of every day.</p>
<p>I used to lay awake at night, moving time blocks of all sizes around in my head like Tetris pieces, trying to figure out how I could squeeze a few more things into my already-jam-packed schedule.</p>
<p>(I’m dating myself here with the computer game reference.)</p>
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