Theme: Time - Do You Mind

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My relationship with Time is . . . interesting. I describe Time as “a Black Hole,” as “squishy,” and as “relative,” so I was glad to learn the word “tidsoptimism” in my reading for this month, as it describes quite accurately the way I approach Time. What’s your relationship with Time? Does it enhance your life, or does it create undue stress? Join me as I explore this month’s theme of Time.

The Black Hole Of Time

1 July 2019 | 5-Minute Read

The Black Hole of Time

I have a somewhat dysfunctional relationship with Time. Throughout my life, I’ve pledged again and again and again to be faithful to Time, but each vow sooner or later lapses into dalliance with Overschedule, Tardiness, or Procrastination. . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Down the Rabbit Hole

15 July 2019 | 7-Minute Read

Down the Rabbit Hole

So here’s a riddle I came across: I am everywhere, but I occupy no space. You can spend me, but you can’t destroy me or even change me, and there is never any more or less of me. Everyone knows me and uses me every day, but no one is able to define me. What am I? Of course, the ... CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

A Conversation With… Paige Britt

27 July 2019 | 2-Minute Read

A Conversation With. . . Paige Britt

It’s always amazing to sit down for a conversation with Paige Britt! In this episode, we are talking about Time. Paige grew up in a small town in Texas with her nose in a book and her head in the clouds . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Free Time

4 July 2019 | 6-Minute Read

Free Time

It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere: Americans are celebrating Independence Day, and for most folks, that means more leisurely days, kicking back with friends at the pool, and a restorative vacation. Unless you’re a woman . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Relativity

18 July 2019 | 3-Minute Read

Relativity

I awoke at 3:00 a.m. on Valentine’s Day, a few days after reading Carlo Rovelli’s The Order of Time. In my half-asleep state, the mind-twisting concepts of Time from the book intermingled with images of my father; they demanded to be written down. “Now?” I said aloud to my muse, greedy for more sleep . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Book Review: The lost track of Time by Paige Britt

30 July 2019 | 5-Minute Read

Book Review: The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt

The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt was on my list of books to review even before I launched DoYouMind.life. I LOVE the book (so now that’s out there—no keeping you on the edge of your seat), and I wanted to be able to share . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Squishy Time

8 July 2019 | 4-Minute Read

Squishy Time

I like to think of Time as “squishy”—it expands and contracts according to laws of physics incompre-hensible to humans. It’s sort of like that gooey foam that you spray into cracks and crevices, spreading out to fill the void, but staying small if there’s no space for it to grow. CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Book Review: It’s About Time by Valorie Burton

24 July 2019 | 7-Minute Read

Book Review: It's About Time by Valerie Burton

So what causes us (some of us, at least) to try to squeeze in just one more thing? Why do we—I—keep arriving late and still feeling as if the rules of Time somehow work differently for me? I wrote earlier this month that I thought it was . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Squishy Time, Revisited

15 May 2020 | 7-Minute Read

Squishy Time, Revisited

In light of the pandemic, I want to revisit the concept of Squishy Time. If you’re feeling adrift on the Sea of Indeterminate Time, you’re in good company. For me, it’s a feeling of being busy every day, but getting to the end of the day & wondering just exactly what I accomplished... Where has the time gone? . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE