The Weight Of Time
It's day 238 of documenting 2025.
So, last night I finally worked out the plan I'll be using on X.
The anchor message, content pillars...all that stuff.
For some reason, I was avoiding it...but it's done now and I can start implementing today.
You can check out my profile on X, if you're fond of short-form content.
Do follow me as well, okay?
Today's post is go to be different.
So, we'll start with the poems first.
And then my take, and then we move to highlight.
Let's get into it!
The Weight of Time
Each day, more of your life is spent.
And less of it remains.
But that’s not the only thing slipping
your mind, your clarity, your reach for truth
may vanish before your breath does.
There may come a time
when you still eat, still speak, still feel,
but no longer ask why.
When wonder dulls,
and purpose feels out of reach.
So don’t just hurry
because death is getting close.
Hurry because wisdom might leave first.
And what is breath without understanding?
What is life without the light to see it?
Look closely
even nature’s accidents have meaning.
Bread splitting in the oven,
figs collapsing under ripeness,
olives softening on the branch.
There is beauty
in the breaking,
in the aging,
in the things that weren’t meant to be pretty
but became beautiful anyway.
The lion’s brow, the boar’s foam,
the weight of wheat bending with age
what some overlook, the soul notices.
What others discard, the soul sees.
Even decay has its own rhythm.
Something to think about
Am I spending my clearest, strongest moments on what truly matters?
Hmm, let me think about this 🤔
I would say, not very much.
Moments like that can cause difficult kinds of thoughts to populate my mind...and in that moment, it may get confusing.
Lemme share another poem
(We're slowly getting to the end of this series...)
What Passes, What Remains
The great ones rose,
wrecked worlds, read stars
and still, they died.
You boarded, you sailed,
and now; disembark.
If there’s another shore,
you’ll meet the gods there too.
If there’s none, then rest.
No more dancing
for a body that groans and fails.
Mind and breath;
that’s who you are.
The rest is clay and compost.
And while you’re here,
don’t waste the light
chasing shadows.
Don’t spiral
into someone else’s noise.
Clear your mind;
strip it down
to only what’s honest,
what you’d say out loud without shame.
Be the kind of soul that doesn’t flinch;
not from pain,
not from temptation,
not from judgment,
not from fate.
Do what’s yours to do.
Stay rooted in what’s real.
Let the rest go.
Something to think about
What would your life look like if you stopped worrying about what never mattered?
Honestly, kinda like how it is right now 😇
I feel like I'm gaining more clarity and my roots are getting deeper.
I'm trusting more in God and less in my ability to "go it alone".
It's kinda lonely (for now) and I don't go out much...but it's pretty peaceful.
And I guess that's the price to pay.
Let's do Highlights now.
I'll be sharing the whole note for today.
365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Dividing Your Life into 10-Minute Units
"You can do so much in ten minutes’ time.
Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity."
Quote by Ingvar Kamprad
No, there’s no need to divide your life into 10-minute units and behave like a robot for the rest of your life. However, Kamprad’s suggestion can be a valuable exercise in discovering how productive you can be if you develop better control of your schedule.
Conduct an experiment: for one day, track every single activity you engage in and how much time you spend on it.
Jot down everything, including how
much time it takes you to get out of bed, commute, cook, eat, how much time you spend on social media, how much time you spend on each specific task at work, etc.
For your electronic life, you can use RescueTime, which is time management software that shows you how you spend your time on your devices.
Just one day of tracking your activity can give you an incredibly valuable insight into how many 10-minute periods are gone, wasted on meaningless activities.
As an additional exercise, choose a task — any important task you need to perform — and set a timer for 10 minutes.
For the next ten minutes, act as if a huge meteor were to hit Earth and destroy everything on it if you failed to maintain 100% concentration.
Even if you don’t finish the task, you’ll probably multiply your productivity by a factor of five or ten — and that will serve as a powerful reminder that you can push your limits if you’re only more diligent about your use of time.
I actually like timers ⏳
Most especially because they give me a sense of urgency and keep me ultra-focused.
But these days, I've been taking things slow, and going with the flow.
In my opinion, not every activity is to be timed.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't use timers tho....
I would recommend setting timers as a good way of staying productive.
Your brain goes into "serious mode", kinda like when you're in an exam hall.
If there are no other distractions, you'll definitely focus on the task at hand.
Well, that would be all for today's post.
Thanks for reading 🎀
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I'm Duon Ada.
I'm documenting 2025,
And I'll see you tomorrow.
Ciao 💕
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