36 hours a Day!!
By pupupd
@pupupd (1515)
India
January 17, 2010 5:05am CST
In our fast moving lives we don't get time for many of our favorite things, specially hobbies or time to travel to some new place or time to spend some quality time with loved ones or time to contact old school friends!
Did you ever wish that you had more than 24 hours in a day? So that you can get time for other things in life as well. Things which we always want to do but can't do due to lack of time.
Have you ever felt shortage of time?
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19 responses
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 Jan 10
Every darn day
No matter how early I start the day, there is never enough time to do everything that I would like to do and I am convinced it was a man who decided that there are only 24 hours in a day. Only the men seem never to have problems about it being too short
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@pupupd (1515)
• India
18 Jan 10
Hi diana, Lol why do you think it was the men who decided that there should be only 24 hours a day? I think there are enough women scientist as well who study astronomy and have contributed well in deciding the hours in a day In fact, I have heard this dialogue from a man who thinks if only he could have more hours in a day then he could have done much more thinhs in his life!
Cheers!
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
18 Jan 10
Hi, pupupd. Yes, I feel this way at times. I feel that 24 hours is not enough of time for me to get anything that I need to get done. I would like to have 36 hours added to my time. 24 hours goes by so fast before you know it. I could use some more extra hours. I know exactly what you mean. At least I am not the only one who feels this way.
@pupupd (1515)
• India
19 Jan 10
Yes, you, me , everyone who have responded here and also those who haven't feel the same thing. All wish to have few more hours in a day. This is all due to changed lifestyle. Today there are so many interesting things to do and learn, but we don't get time for any of them. WE are too busy following the daily routine. We can't work out a efficient plan for ourselves. We all need planner for our lives, don't you think ? Someone who will make a time plane where in all our desiring activities will be included too.
@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I am always falling short on time. I would love a longer day but then sit there and think in todays world what would really happen. Would everybody actually spend it with family or doing things we love or would it just be more hours to catch up on house work and our jobs. It seems that now a days and I am quilty as well we all have to work longer hours are constantly on the phone with work or doing something (real quick) on the computer for work. Although i'm greatful because alot of people are struggling i just feel bad about what we truly are giving up.
@pupupd (1515)
• India
26 Jan 10
Yes this is a thing to be mulled over. How many people, if given extra hours in a day, will actually utilize it for doing things they want or desire ? I think they will sacrifice even those few hours slogging! The human mentality has completely changed in today's world. Nobody lives for themselves, but for others. They work for others, thank god earn and have food for themselves, sometimes they might forget that as well. Some people are so busy that they forget to get their hair cut.
Some dont visit a doctor for any body part problem. May be the problem is not affecting much or it is not painful but in long term, it can have worse effects in future. But who cares? Everybody says, we will look after it when it comes, no one has seen tomorrow!! All these standard dialogues....
@yorkshirewriter (170)
•
17 Jan 10
It is often said that when we feel that we don't have enough time in the day, we are in need of reaching more balance in life. Psychical, mental, emotional and spiritual health needs to be fed and excerciced in a balanced way for the body to deal with the challenges of life more effectively.
@pupupd (1515)
• India
19 Jan 10
So I am in need of more balanced life? May be yeah, I want to include all the stuffs which I am interested in and not just going to office and coming back home. I want to pursue various hobbies. No meaningof life if we spend it in boring way. There needs to be some excitement daily.
CHEERS!
@jain_ashish (91)
• India
17 Jan 10
yeah.... it kind of happens more often..... you got so many things to do.... and so little time.... guess that is why successful people hire others to do the less important tasks while they can concentrate on the important ones..... time leveraging....:)
@pupupd (1515)
• India
26 Jan 10
Nice point there!
Yes of course, the rich people like business men and celebrities don't have time for small and umimortant things like attending phone calls! Can we actually believe this? We here die to get phone calls from our friends and there they don't have time to attend even a single one. Every call goes to their personal secretary first. Ridiculous!
@lilmuchang (261)
• France
17 Jan 10
Yeah, having more than 24 hours per day would be a GREAT help. Especially on study weeks, I hate it when there are 5 exams in a week, because I always study at the very last minute :(
@pupupd (1515)
• India
19 Jan 10
Ahh! This is something which is faced by all the students and something which can never be solved. The more time we are given to study the more we want. We are never satisfied with the time given actually. We had 4-5 days time before one paper still we felt we did not study completely and wish we could more time lol
Good Luck for your Exams!!
@Qaeyious (2357)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I remember reading years ago about an experiment where the subjects lived in an indoor environment without windows or clocks, absolutely no information about the time of day. After a few days they were living their lives on a 25 hour schedule. And then there's me who found so many interesting posts I am awake at 4 AM still writing.
Well, I did sleep in a bit late ...
More recent studies actually put our cycle at 24 hours 11 minutes. Plants seem to sense the earth's rotation because even without light or temperature changes, they still conform to the schedule.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1999/07.15/bioclock24.html
Here are a few details about the 28 hour day.
http://www.dbeat.com/28/benefit2.htm
@pupupd (1515)
• India
20 Jan 10
lol you have made the topic more theorotical. What I actually meant to say was do you wish to get extra hours in a day to do something of your choice?
Or is it writing/posting in mylot which you enjoy doing and you are doing it with no time contraints ?
If you are already getting what you desire then no need of extra hours in a day I guess.
Have fun!!
@rookiekan (882)
• China
17 Jan 10
sure,Time is the most precious thing in the world.i work about 8 hours daily and frequently work overtime,that mean i have 8 hours to do other things if i sleep 8 hours daily,but the reality is i dont have much time,8 hours fly away i even do nothing,time is really fly soon.
@pupupd (1515)
• India
20 Jan 10
Exactly, it seems that we do get 8 hours time even after 8 hours of sleep and work. But we don't actually use that time for something valuable, do we? We find ourselves spending time doing regular activities like eating, day dreaming(lol), taking bath etc. Well there are some who spend time reading, watching movie, but that is not quality use of time. What I mean is we don't use that 8 hours for doing something productive, we just pass it.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Jan 10
There's never enough time. I'd love to travel and read a lot more and go to operas and shows and exhibits and natural parks and all sort of things. Not enough time...
@bexluvsyou (40)
•
17 Jan 10
Extra time in the day would be great, i never seem to be able to do everything i want to in a day, purely because i get distracted easily, i try to limit distractions but it still doesnt work, other things come up which i need to do instead.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
17 Jan 10
hi pupupd,
if the time is incresed the work load also increased in our daily life,why they have fixed 24 hours days,that may be correct,we cannot also come out from that frame of 24 hours,you think your self by decreasing or increasing the hours and write down the things to have done in that day,then say me?have a nice day
@MrKennedy (1978)
•
17 Jan 10
I would love an extension on the amount of hours each day. 24 hours is simply not enough, especially considering that many people miss AT LEAST 5 hours out of those precious 24 hours sleeping.
If I had more time, I would definitely be able to get more stuff done in a day and be more productive.
@arym72 (49)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
Since its been decided that we only have 24hours in a day..(i dont know when and who decided on that)I want to make the most of my time balancing evrything without depraving my health and of course I want to have fun...Sometimes,I plan for something to do that day but when I get up in he morning and finds that I don't feel like doing that plan,I just do what makes me happy.If we can only extend the time of the day,I want to watch more movies on tv or dvd...
@pupupd (1515)
• India
20 Jan 10
ya it often happens that we plan to do something the next day but when the next day finally arrives we no longer feel the urge to do what we had planned the previous day. At least it happens with me, I end up doing something else. And I dont get time for any other hobbies at all. I had learnt classical dance at younger age but after 15 years of age I left it and couldnt find time for it because of college and engineering that is Higher studies.
@fedoralinux (556)
• India
17 Jan 10
yes i think so.because now itself i am spending my time too much in the online and every day i am geeting a new news everyday.daily i used to sit in the front of my computer nearly 18hours and left 6hours i used to eat,bath,sleep etc..
i feel that if i had some more hours it will helpful to me.......
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
18 Jan 10
Nope. I'm satisfied with the 24 hrs that I have each day and I do not need more than that. Successful people also have 24 hours . But yes, there are a lot of things that I want to do but fail to do since there is no time. But still I do not need extra time because sometimes what we seem to consider a boon becomes a bane.
bourne
@umabharti (3972)
• India
18 Jan 10
Hi, A day having more than 24 hours.when we cant change the day and night phenomenon then how can we get hours more than that.Nature is going on its right way.we cant expect anything more from that.What ever is there we have to adjust by it.i wish for those who are at the end of their lives that they might get some more time because a little more of time would be a great blessing for them.
@thewayis (646)
• Bulgaria
18 Jan 10
I have always dreamed that I had 3hours a day more than the others. I though that I will use them for sleep, to read a book or to study some more. Or just to enjoy relaxing and knowing that no one is going to bother you
@Emma_lyt (21)
• China
18 Jan 10
If I wish I hope time is flexible that it can last 36 hours a day or 18 hours.People do happy things that they hope time is shorter than before so 36 hours a day is not enough.However terrible things they do,time is longer than before.So if i can manage the length of time,I hope time is flexible.You can imagine it is so great!