Time never seems to be enough. You barely meet someone who couldn’t use an extra minute in a day, let alone an hour. But why is this so? After all, we have had 24 hour days all our lives, and surely we should be masters of time. Yet so many of us are rushed, looking for the magic bullet to squeeze more out of our days.

Maybe, before embarking on your next project or task, it is worth asking yourself whether the work you are about to do matters. If the answer is no, dump it, and move on to the next project. Your to-do list will be so much shorter, and you would have freed up time for what matters most. Maybe then, you will be a little less rushed, and a bit more focused on your goals.