Time Management

I saw this article circulating on the web and decided to share this here. In this article, it says that there are two men, that represents two types people in the working force. Both of them doing the same thing, which is selling buckets of water.

Initially, both of them are able to sell 20 buckets of water daily, which earns them a profit of $1/bucket. Eventually, Worker A realised that he may not be able to carry 20 buckets of water daily as he grows older, so he decided to take out some of his time to dig a canal and build a pipework to supply fresh water. He carries only 15 buckets of water daily and spend his remaining times building his pipeline, earning lesser.

On the other hand, Worker B doesn't want to sacrifice his time earning less to build a pipeline like Worker A. Hence, he continued to carry buckets of water every day, and the amount he is able to carry becomes lesser as age grew. Finally, when he is unable to carry anymore, his income halted. At this moment, Worker A has finished his pipeline and he is able to sell fresh supply of water through his pipeline and able to earn more than he did during the old times at 20 buckets per day.

This story represents the real life scenario where the successors will spend some time to think and to visualise and materialise his idea and thoughts into a successful business plan/income source. While Worker B represents the typical behaviour of workers who do not want to come out from their comfort zone and continue to trade hard labour for money until he eventually unable to work and retires.

Both scenario represents each other and may not neccesary applies to another. Everyone has their own requirement for living and things that they wished for life. As long as one is satisfied with his/her achievements and felt happy, then there's nothing wrong with following your own path. The ultimate goal of living is still having a happy life, and the definition of "happy" varies from people to people.

Like what the article quoted, "In order to know what can one achieve, you must see how they spend their time after work."

I wasted my time on games and TV previously, and I'm doing something beneficial currently with my time. Sometimes I'm glad that the things I did is in-line with what the wise people suggested. It gives me a sense of direction as well as motivation.