By the end of this week – Friday night at the stroke of midnight to be exact – each of us will be given 525,600 minutes to spend in 2011. How will you spend yours?
According to the internet, the average person will spend their minutes in the following ways:
7,200 eating
5,508 on the phone
10,920 in the bathroom
175,200 working
153,300 sleeping
43,899 driving
21,900 cleaning house
Just the above items only add up to: 505,428 minutes. And I haven’t even listed the important things yet… like precious moments with family and friends, periods with God (such as church or devotions), and time to take care of yourself. If I take the “left over” minutes (20,172), I only have a little over 55 minutes a day for these things. Something’s gotta give!
I know that some things in our schedules can’t change, but some things definitely can… and if we really look at what’s important to us, we should be able to make some small changes that will have a big impact. For instance, declare one night a week as “Electronic Free Night”… no television, no phone, etc. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you’ll begin to look forward to those nights with your family. Play games, make music or have a romantic date night! Whatever you do, just connect with family or friends… or treat yourself.
Some of our 525,600 minutes we’re given we will have absolutely no control over, but the moments you do… make a memory!
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