Focus — The Art of Time Management!
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” — Bruce Lee
Dronacarya, a martial arts teacher, was training his students in archery. He took them to a nearby tree and on one of the branches was a wooden parrot. “Aim at the eye of the bird and tell me what are you seeing?” “The bird and fruits on the tree”, said one student. “The bird, the tree, the sky and the earth”, said another. Both were asked not to shoot. Finally came Arjuna who said, “the eye of the bird!” He was asked to shoot and he made it!
Time management is a struggle for the most! Seminars, sessions, books and there we are, back to square one! Why? The problem is not less time, but the inefficient usage of available time!
When a person tries to do multiple things together, focus keeps shifting. This kills the thought process repeatedly. When we shift back to the previous task, we need to revive back the old thought process. This is what kills our productivity and hence, time!
Example: A student is preparing for an exam. Suddenly, a notification pops up on the mobile. Impact? The thought process of study is killed and a new thought process is created for reading the mobile notification. Solution?
“Work while you work. Play while you play.”
Focus! Krishna advises in the Bhagavad Gita 2.41, “ekeha kuru-nandana”. Focus on a single task. Complete it and move to the next!
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My personal suggestion: Please read the Bhagavad Gita As It Is by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada for deeper insights.
