Stewards of Time

[AmyJ]

We are learning and posting about Time Management this week. The first thing that came to mind when I was thinking about what to post here, is that “These people are experts at thinking about how to spend their time, and focusing on thinking and acting on what matters.”

Then when I looked into past archives for subjects to restart, I realized there really wasn’t a specific thread on the StayLDS time management philosophy – so there you go

Official Question: “What is your StayLDS Time Management Philosophy”?

Secondary Thoughts:

D&C 88:123-126 seems to be a list of things to consider when managing time… there were the standard checklist items in v124… and then there was v125…

“And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.”

Because I play role playing games, I immediately thought about how cool it would be to have a Mantle of Charity +1… :ugeek:

And then I was thinking about “How do I manage my time so that my actions are infused with charity?”

Recently I made a commitment to not look at Facebook while my children (ages 7.75 and 1) are awake. I spend so little time with them that building a relationship with them is more charitable and “trading up” than any enlightening posts I might see.

So… Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

I’ve always found it ironic that part of effective time management is to set aside time to determine how you will use your time. Weekly planning sucked out my soul on my mission. It was even worse when we were taught a “better” way of doing weekly planning that took like 5-7 hours because we were planning every hour of every day for the next 10 days. I guess it ate up a morning while there wasn’t much to do, so it was at least the right time to waste.

I think everyone has their own time management strategy that works for them.

I plan in general chunks because I don’t plan details very well and details have a tendency to get changed by reality. I will rarely plan more than one or two events on a single day, and most weeks leave at least two days open. And by open, I’m not counting work. Or church, for that matter. Those are just things I do anyway, so I naturally plan around them.

I never plan lazy recreational time because it just finds its way into my life anyway.

StayLDS is mostly a free time thing. My faith journey is almost constantly on my mind, thus why I post a ton. This forum is my way of sorting out my thought processes- or at least part of it. It’s important to me to figure out if the church is truly something I want to be a part of and to what extent.

I might be obsessive or addicted. It’s hard to say. Certainly doesn’t help that I haven’t really made IRL friends since I moved. I don’t exactly have much else to do since I’m a bachelor. It’s more fulfilling than video games TBH.

[Anonymous]

We don’t have an official theory on anything (almost). It’s not what we do.

My own theory:

Use your time in whatever way you believe is best for you and allow everyone else the same privilege, let them us their time however they may. (with a few obvious exceptions dealing with illegal activities)

[Anonymous]

Old Timer wrote:

We don’t have an official theory on anything (almost). It’s not what we do.

Agreed. But I feel that there are StayLDS philosophy main planks that deal directly with how we spend our time:

1. Make time to ponder on the things that need to be pondered.

2. In most actions, go slowly and cautiously – being mindful not to burn any more bridges than needed (if any)

3. TRADE UP in daily activities.

Old Timer wrote:

My own theory:

Use your time in whatever way you believe is best for you and allow everyone else the same privilege, let them us their time however they may. (with a few obvious exceptions dealing with illegal activities)

I like it.

[Anonymous]

Beefster wrote:

I’ve always found it ironic that part of effective time management is to set aside time to determine how you will use your time. Weekly planning sucked out my soul on my mission. It was even worse when we were taught a “better” way of doing weekly planning that took like 5-7 hours because we were planning every hour of every day for the next 10 days. I guess it ate up a morning while there wasn’t much to do, so it was at least the right time to waste.

Yup

Beefster wrote:

I think everyone has their own time management strategy that works for them.

I agree. I find that I need to see things listed on a calendar with square dates. The line only date calendars drive me nuts.

Beefster wrote:

I plan in general chunks because I don’t plan details very well and details have a tendency to get changed by reality. I will rarely plan more than one or two events on a single day, and most weeks leave at least two days open. And by open, I’m not counting work. Or church, for that matter. Those are just things I do anyway, so I naturally plan around them.

I prefer to have a list of things to shift through during a day. My husband and daughter plan only when it occurs to them, and they mention it to me only if I tease it out of them. We are certainly a work in progress:)

I never plan lazy recreational time because it just finds its way into my life anyway.

Beefster wrote:

StayLDS is mostly a free time thing. My faith journey is almost constantly on my mind, thus why I post a ton. This forum is my way of sorting out my thought processes- or at least part of it. It’s important to me to figure out if the church is truly something I want to be a part of and to what extent.

I might be obsessive or addicted. It’s hard to say. Certainly doesn’t help that I haven’t really made IRL friends since I moved. I don’t exactly have much else to do since I’m a bachelor. It’s more fulfilling than video games TBH.

I find this site helpful because the people talk openly and honestly about circumstances that an LDS person is likely to encounter that no other LDS person really admits to. My dad used to talk a little about leadership roulette, but this site has helped me reconcile what I see when I go to church to what the rules really are that people didn’t tell me. It is really, really nice to be in a place where my non-conformity is not automatically a strike against me.

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