One of the books I turn to every now and then is “On the Shortness of Life”.
Seneca’s essay is a reminder that our most important resource is our time, the one that we tend to spend as we would have an indefinite amount of.
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.”
Hidden in this essay, one finds the way to get everything back on track and to better control their lives.
“In guarding their fortune men are often close fisted, yet, when it comes to the matter of wasting time, in the case of the one thing in which it is right to be miserly, they show themselves most extravagant.”
The book does not present quick fixes, Stoicism never does, it is lifelong learning.
Creating awareness on how limited time is and how we have use it wisely, this is a concise book on time management.
“Life is divided into three periods, past, present and future. Of these, the present is short, the future is doubtful and the past is certain.”
How often do we forget time passes, never to return?
How often do we not use our time wisely?