Authentic view on how to make most of your time
An average human gets 80 years to live. That sounds like a lot, right? About 29,000 days. 696,000 hours. Still a lot.
Basic math
Now, on average, you spend 8 hours sleeping a day. 8hr x 29,000= 232000 hours of sleeping. That’s roughly 26 years. You spend 26 years sleeping. Twenty. Six. Years.
54 years left. Let’s give or take 4 years we spend eating, in the bathroom and in the shower. 50 years.
Will I be greedy if I take away 16 years of school (12) and a bachelor's degree (4)? No, I won’t, that’s basic math.
Oh yeah, I forgot to include work. But I’m going to be generous and say you don’t work.
34 years. You get to actually live and go do something for 34 years.
Start acting
So what now?
Maybe you’ll stop crying and start acting? It’s time to get your shit together.
Ok, sorry, that was not so emotionally intelligent of me. No, but seriously, when you overthink all the things you didn’t get or the traumas you got, did you, for at least one single time, count how many times you tried to change that?
How many hours or years have you spent overthinking what others think of you? In the gym? Don’t you think that’s a bit self-centered? No? Every single person looking just at you and, even better, thinking about what you are doing.
Do you look at others and judge them? No, you wish you had that body, you wish you had that hair, you wish you had that cute set he or she has on.
Unfortunate
If my sources are right, 85% of the population has low self-esteem. That means 6.8 billion. Only 1.2 billion people are confident.
Are you one of them?
Are you happy? Are you seeking for fulfilment? If you’re not happy yet, that’s okay. But the question is, what are you going to do about it?
Right now, it doesn’t seem that serious. But when you’ll be all wrinkly and ashy, do you think others’ opinions will be running through your head? Or will you be wishing young, dumb you could’ve been seeking for a fulfilled life?
Ticktock, ticktock
Most of us spend doom-scrolling on Social media. Everyone is happy there. You’re the black sheep, living a shitty life. Yet you still watch those TikToks, like those reels, and bring yourself down.
Stop for a moment and think, would they post their downfalls? Their bloated bodies? It’s uncool, dumb, but uncool. If you actually eat and drink enough, you’ll see changes in your body. The “morning skinny” is a biological thing. It is meant to happen.
I’m not saying ALL social media is fake. Most of it. Nor am I saying you should delete it. As long as it’s not an addiction - a-okay. Post for yourself, your friends and family. Make it authentic. Make it about you.
A little version of you
Spend those years growing and becoming the best version of yourself. Live a life you’ll be happy to remember. Stories your kids will listen to and think,“ Wow, my mom/dad was so cool”. The ones you’ll remember and smile.
Spend them reaching for joy and fulfilment. Live a life that the six-year-old you and the eighty-year-old you will be happy about.
Exercise, read, learn, make new friendships. Look for a purpose. Your purpose. Do things that are good for you and make you happy.
Sign up for that gym, go to that new class you’ve been wanting to, talk to that boy or girl you’ve been eyeing. Trust me, rejection is not the worst thing that could happen. Living in a bed and being able to move only your head is.
A bit greedy
We spend most of our lives wanting something. We wait all summer for winter, all winter for summer. After a good meal, we want more. Our money income doesn’t seem so big anymore. Our cars always have something that has to be fixed.
Is it really our cars? Or is it just us being ungrateful?
Live in this moment. Cherish it. Live all winter like it’s your last. When summer comes, do the same. Take the most of what you have.
Hard work pays off.
Grind
If you don’t know where to start, here are a few tips.
Find out who you really are. What you like, what you don’t, what’s important to you, what’s not.
Exercise more. Even if it’s 10,000 steps a day or a yoga class. Move your body. It is scientifically proven that exercise is the best way to delay or even prevent the consequences of ageing. Good for you now, good for you later.
Eat more healthy foods. What you put into your body is as important as brushing your teeth. Eating nutritiously helps you live just a tad bit longer.
Practice gratitude. Being thankful for what you have, increases levels of happiness.
Most importantly: Learn to love yourself! This is the secret to happiness.
This way even if you do live until 80, you won’t be struggling like the most of the old people
Moral of the story
We only get 34 years to live a life that we’ll remember. That’ll flash before our eyes, and we’ll be happy we got this one short opportunity.
We all, at some moment of our lives, spend it overthinking it. That’s normal. But choosing whether to change that or not, is your choice.
Unfortunately, money can’t buy happiness, health or time. You have to achieve it yourself.
What will you do with the 34 years you’ve got left? Don’t waste it. Use it. Use it wisely.
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince.
