How to Find Time
—by Dale Turner
I never cease to marvel how some people, working with the same number of hours as we all have, seem to get so much more done. How do they do it? For one thing, they do not squander the bits and pieces of time that punctuate our days. Rather than waste energy by getting irritated waiting for a phone call or a repairman, they capture those moments creatively. They keep tools handy—a pen, a book, a needle, whatever.
Clement C. Moore is remembered, not as a teacher of classical languages or as a publisher of a ponderous Hebrew dictionary, but for a set of verses dashed off in an hour of yuletide inspiration in 1822—verses that he wrote, then stuffed away as if of no importance. The magic lines begin, 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house... They never brought Moore a penny, but they did bring him immortality.
Such constructive use of time is available to us all. A Seattle businessman carries a small briefcase in which he has paper and envelopes for penning letters. In odd moments he keeps countless friendships alive. A friend memorized the Sermon on the Mount while commuting. A bedspread in our home was quilted by my mother-in-law who, though extremely busy, found minutes to make us a gift full of memories.
Remember, most time is wasted not in hours but in minutes. The average person fritters away enough minutes in ten years to earn a college deg

I recommend you to take care of the minutes: for hours will take care of themselves.