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&nbsp;<em>so</em>&nbsp;much better than in the frying pan alone.<strong>&nbsp;)</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, &ldquo;Do you really&nbsp;<em>need</em>&nbsp;to check them right now?&rdquo; I hesitate, torn between familiar routine and the allure of something different.</p> <p>Then, it whispers a new idea:</p> <h2><em>&ldquo;What can you do to make yourself feel good?&rdquo;</em></h2> <p>This thought feels foreign. I don&rsquo;t normally consider it, especially after spending years trying to pack as much movement &mdash; and what I thought was productivity &mdash; 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&rsquo;m dating myself here with the computer game reference.)</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/engage/maximizing-tiny-pockets-of-time-8ecf38fb2517"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>