How Not to Waste A Day?

I am a very big fan of the personal development thing. They tell us to make the best use of our time. Make your every second count. Spend your time for something worthwhile. Give time to the things you value most, regularly, consistently. But, what I do is the opposite. I think I’ve become an expert in doing the opposite. I’m consistently spending my time by doing the least productive thing possible.

My contractual job is BUBT finished on May 31 this year. Before that, I thought it’s the regular works for which it is not becoming possible for me to do something fruitful. But, now, when I’ve nothing to do, no class, no deadline, no pressure, I’m doing nothing. On May 31, I thought this is Ramadam. Let’s start my good day from July 1 after Eid. On June 30, I was very motivated to start a good day on July 1. I’ve planned to wake up at 5, go for morning walk, read something and do other good things. I thought I will ace that.

Okay, you know, it didn’t turn out as planned. I probably woke up around 9.00am. Sun was up and I was in my bed. I thought this is not a good time to go for a morning walk. I left the bed, washed my face, and ate my breakfast with bread, egg, and tea. Then, I went to the table. I thought I should read something of value now.

I took the book “The Idea of Justice” by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. I was waiting for a long time to read this one. I started reading and after 1 page, I didn’t find myself motivated to read another page. Another thought came in my mind. Let’s check the internet thing. What is going on around me?  I logged into Facebook and started scrolling the timeline.

Many interested things were happening. One friend cracked an egg on his forehead, some had shared their old pictures. Oh! That’s interesting. A cat is sleeping. Please click for more. I clicked and I was directed to YouTube. I watched the cat video. Then, I went to the home page and many videos showed up. There were Ellen Show, OWN TV, True Tv, and many more things. Those looked interesting too. So, I thought, I should not miss those. I started watching and watched till 1.00pm.

After that I took my shower, did my prayer, and had my lunch. I ate a lot, so, I was feeling little drowse after lunch. I thought I would take a nap. I set an alarm for 20 minutes. This is a good time for power nap. But, 20 minutes turned into 3 hours. I don’t know how. After that, I did my prayer and took snacks.

Evening is the best time to find people online. So, I was again in Facebook and was there till 10.30pm when I was called for dinner. I took my dinner, watched TV and went back to my laptop after that. I started a group chat with my friends. I talked, talked, and talked. I talked a lot. Not so much about good things. Rather time wasting things. And it was around 3.00am when I stopped and went for bed. That’s how my day turned into a pile of wasteful things. And, now, almost everyday is turning into one like this. If you want to be successful, make sure your days don’t look like my one. Have a good day!