A canceled class.
A later job start.
A weather delay.
Whatever it may be, there are those times, in all our lives, when we gain an hour of time in the morning. The go-to plan always seems to involve sleep. Whether attained or simply lounging in bed, many of us embrace the laziness the opportunity gives us and choose to do as little as possible, but is it the right choice.
In an era when more time is wasted on social media, "gourmet" coffee lines, and water cooler gossip, it's hard to believe an hour of nothing is all that important. Also, whether we like to admit it or not, we are all slaves to some form of routine. The extra hour does nothing but throw off our schedules and create haste. We have become a society that uses words like busy or swamped to describe simple necessary tasks while creating this illusion that our days need to be extended for us to compete against the terror that is the average day.
So why then do we choose lethargy during this additional hour? Why not do our normal routine and take the added time to chip away at our self-inflicted burdens? Why not treat yourselves to the feeling of not being rushed? Why not eat better, make your own coffee, exercise, do homework, housework, or any of a plethora of things that would allow us to enjoy the company of others or possibly a little more chore-less time later in the day when our bodies truly need rest. Why if this hour in the morning is so grand, so loved, so needed, do we not take it at night?
An hour to alleviate so much "stress," yet we choose to hit snooze, four, five, even six times, rushing in an unfamiliar daze, showing up late with that coffee and complaining, even more than usual, about we could have used an entire day. To do what?
A later job start.
A weather delay.
Whatever it may be, there are those times, in all our lives, when we gain an hour of time in the morning. The go-to plan always seems to involve sleep. Whether attained or simply lounging in bed, many of us embrace the laziness the opportunity gives us and choose to do as little as possible, but is it the right choice.
In an era when more time is wasted on social media, "gourmet" coffee lines, and water cooler gossip, it's hard to believe an hour of nothing is all that important. Also, whether we like to admit it or not, we are all slaves to some form of routine. The extra hour does nothing but throw off our schedules and create haste. We have become a society that uses words like busy or swamped to describe simple necessary tasks while creating this illusion that our days need to be extended for us to compete against the terror that is the average day.
So why then do we choose lethargy during this additional hour? Why not do our normal routine and take the added time to chip away at our self-inflicted burdens? Why not treat yourselves to the feeling of not being rushed? Why not eat better, make your own coffee, exercise, do homework, housework, or any of a plethora of things that would allow us to enjoy the company of others or possibly a little more chore-less time later in the day when our bodies truly need rest. Why if this hour in the morning is so grand, so loved, so needed, do we not take it at night?
An hour to alleviate so much "stress," yet we choose to hit snooze, four, five, even six times, rushing in an unfamiliar daze, showing up late with that coffee and complaining, even more than usual, about we could have used an entire day. To do what?
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