“I don’t have time.”
It’s the universal excuse, the silent prayer of procrastinators, the whispered defense of the overwhelmed. But here’s the truth we don’t like to admit: Time isn’t your problem. Your choices are.
Time is the great equalizer—everyone gets 24 hours in a day. The same hours that built empires, wrote novels, trained Olympians, launched businesses, healed relationships. The difference between those who move forward and those who stay stuck isn’t the clock—it’s what they choose to do with it.
The Myth of “Busy”
Let’s cut through the noise: Being busy is not the same as being productive. A Harvard Business Review study revealed that over 60% of people spend their days on tasks that feel urgent, but aren’t actually important. Meetings that go nowhere, scrolling through social media, endless email loops. It's not time we're lacking—it's intention.
Anecdote: The Wake-Up Call of Regret
Ask anyone who’s faced a life-threatening illness or the loss of a loved one, and they’ll tell you: what you do with your time matters more than anything else. One of the most cited regrets among the dying, according to palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, is this:
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a…
