Managing Time
A thought-provoking book I read recently called, 'The Hacker Ethic and The Spirit of the Information Age,' by Pekka Nimanen, throws a different perspective on time management. What grabbed my attention was the value assigned to time in the information age, as articulated by Nimanen.
In the end, he argues all human beings want to create. In this sense, 'From the hacker viewpoint, leisure centredness may be just as undesirable as work centredness. Hackers want to do something significant; they want to create,' writes Nimanen.
He goes on to say, 'Hackers do not feel that leisure time is any more meaningful than work time… from the point of view of a meaningful life, the entire work/leisure duality must be abandoned.'
This view of time resonates for me, in the sense that I never compartmentalize my thinking or activities into work or leisure, in a boxed or linear fashion.
Whether I am engaged in deliberate business activities or sitting around relaxing with friends, my brain never switches off. Creativity springs up, ideas are generated within all of life’s experiences, and they are not confined within the traditional eight-hour day or five-day week. I find myself making connections between experiences and observations that all inform my business activities.
In the end, he argues all human beings want to create. In this sense, 'From the hacker viewpoint, leisure centredness may be just as undesirable as work centredness. Hackers want to do something significant; they want to create,' writes Nimanen.
He goes on to say, 'Hackers do not feel that leisure time is any more meaningful than work time… from the point of view of a meaningful life, the entire work/leisure duality must be abandoned.'
This view of time resonates for me, in the sense that I never compartmentalize my thinking or activities into work or leisure, in a boxed or linear fashion.
Whether I am engaged in deliberate business activities or sitting around relaxing with friends, my brain never switches off. Creativity springs up, ideas are generated within all of life’s experiences, and they are not confined within the traditional eight-hour day or five-day week. I find myself making connections between experiences and observations that all inform my business activities.
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