Time Na Money
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Okay, let me start by pointing out one of the greatest songs about TIME in the history of the world. It's by Mike Okri, and the song title is "Time Na Money." In one way or another, I'm very sure that anyone (particularly Africans) must have come across the song, and that's because of its timelessness and well-worded lyrics.
I picked the title of this article from the song because it perfectly answers the questions for this prompt and, above all, itās just the purest and realest definition of TIME.
https://youtu.be/NcBE2UH8WOc?si=9fjJJIM_7Fxqc-64
Listening to this song back when we were littleāespecially from the radio and TVāwe didn't really understand the deep meaning behind it. We were all more interested in the iconic chorus, but now, things are clearer and make more sense.
Time is actually money; time wasted is money lost. I got this understanding, and at a point, I frowned so heavily whenever I was called out to attend to something that wasnāt beneficial. At that time, it wasnāt like I was earning heavily, no, but I equated my 1 second to be ā¦1,000. So anytime I found myself doing something that wasn't yielding money or wasn't beneficial to my life, I would get really upset. Yeah, it was so intense that I started ignoring some peopleās calls, especially those I knew would only ask me to "come and help me do this and that." And anytime I chose to respond to those calls, I would end up spending hoursāunprofitable hours!
With all this, you might think that I donāt have fun in my life. I actually do have funāa lotāand I procrastinate too. But all these come with good checks. Take this current stage of my life, for example, where 24 hours seems to pass like 40 minutes, sometimes I literally find myself begging the day (daytime) to be extended to 20 hours, because once night comes, the only thing that matters to me is sleep. But in all this, I think what we really need is perfection in time management. Yeah, I'm trying in that aspect, but it seems like time always beats my managerial skills. Or maybe I just havenāt been steadfast enough in it.
Just yesterday (a day before I made this post), I was asking a friend, who is always busy in her offline world, how sheās coping with blogging, since sheās always occupied from morning till early night. She said, "Itās time management." Mehn, I applauded her for her time management skill. Sheās someone who truly understands the value of time and money.
What are the things that waste my time?
I wonāt lieācurrently, thereās nothing I do that I consider a waste of time. Oh yeah, I visit social media a lot and watch football matches. These are some of the few things I consider as fun during my leisure hours, so theyāre never a waste of time. After all, all work without play can make my brain very dull.
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The title alone took me back to the song, I can't really recall it though.
I'll check if I get it again. It's a song with meaning if one listens carefully to the lyrics.
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It seems you're the ajebo type š¤£. It's only the ajebos that don't know that song.
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š š š Yes I am. But I didn't say I don't know it.
Well, mind if I tell you that the social media we scroll through all for fun and leisure can turn to being a waste if we aren't careful to manage our time. Imagine someone who is tired, went to social media to enjoy some reels, comments, etc, but still has some things to do, and while such a person is still scrolling for hours, thinking he or she is resting, it might affect the undone work, making him it her start rushing things especially when the deadline is approaching.
Just like you said, we just need to practice more on time management so we can know how to allocate a specific time for each activity we want to do, including a time of rest.
Yeah, it all boils down to time management. It's not bad if the specific time for rest is used to feed the eyes on social media. It's its excessiveness that channels it into waste it time. Just like me, I have my time frame for watching football match and before that time, I had finished all the tasks for the day or leaving just a little to be touched after the match šŖšŖ
The song really interest me.
Honestly time na money
Yeah, time na money oooh, time name money...š¶š¶š¶
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The way you linked Mike Okriās āTime Na Moneyā to this topic is very classic, Your mindset about valuing every second really hits home. Itās true, time management is the real secret. And yes, fun and rest are part of the balance too.
I don't joke with fun and rest. It's not me that caused the trouble of the world. Lol
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I agree, because we also lost opportunities because of time.
Lost of opportunities because of time?
You mean when time passes away so fast?
Time management is important for sure! People need to organize themselves. But it is ok to waste some time once in a while.. we need to have fun ;)