Teacher’s lecture (Time
Management, Paper I – Task-Time Relations)
“You all know how productivity is related to the state of your body and
mind. Now we need to figure out when during the day our bodies and minds are at their
productive best.
“Let us begin with something simple. I will give you an example of a
young man and a young woman from the age group 19 to 24. Both are single and are
either going to an educational institute or have a day job. I chose this
category because I believe many of you, if not most, belong to this group.
“When do you think the young man will be at his productive best during a
24 hour circle?
“I see. Most of you agree that it is post dinner between 11 pm and 1 am.
No, you are wrong. A single young man of this age will devote his after dinner
private hours in drinking, pornography or bingwatching TV series. This is his
stress reliever and he looks forward to these hours throughout the day.
“Thus he becomes very positively charged when the appointed hour of these
undisclosed acts approaches and this particular positive energy transforms itself
into a bout of productivity. Thus he is at the productive best not during those hours, but at the time leading
up to those hours. That is between 9 to 11 pm. Mornings are not useful at all for most
of them. Even if some of them manage to wake up early, it is for some specific
outdoor purpose and does not contribute to productivity.
“A young woman, on the contrary, is most unproductive in the late
evening. She comes home from her work or classes by public transportation and
through crowded streets. When she arrives at home she is fairly disgusted with
the public and society and has no interest in doing anything fruitful
to lengthen her life. It is only after dinner, when she has retreated into her
own room and has closed out the world that she feels slightly at peace with life
and is willing to devote these few peaceful hours to do something productive.
This positive energy might even in certain cases spill over into the morning
session.
“So, depending on if you are a boy or a girl, you should work pre-dinner
and post-dinner respectively to do something with utmost efficiency.”
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