Daily Dialogues

What qualifies as a waste of time? Some may say that anything that’s not working is a waste of time while others may think there’s not such thing as a waste of time. To me, something is only a waste of time if it doesn’t contribute to your life positively. If what you do is not making you happy in the present or isn’t contributing to something that will make you happy in the future (like a job that makes money), it’s a waste of your time.

Earlier today, I took a quiz about naming every Pokemon from memory (I got 496 out of 1,025). Was that a waste of time? It wasn’t mindless as I did have to think to remember the Pokemon. I enjoyed doing it. And it even contributed to something more concrete because it sparked an idea for something to write about in my blog. Maybe it didn’t make me money, but it wasn’t mindless and I got something else out of it.

Whatever you’re doing right now, think about what you’re getting out of it. What’s the purpose? Is it making you money? It is making you more active? Is it just making you happy? If it’s making your life better in any way, then it’s not a waste of time.