Spend Your Time Subconsciously

Take advantage of your time, even when you are driving

One of the greatest and common value/asset that all mankind possess is - time; and at the end of the day those who spend their time wisely and efficiently will be satisfied with their deeds. One of the greatest change and perhaps a habit that I have developed is - I started listening to radio news stations while I took my undergraduate Philosophy and Psychology courses in spring 2008. These courses made me realize how valuable time is.

•  i.e. If we do a simple math regarding how much time we contribute to learning, self-awareness and assessment, earning for living and etc, the numbers are plainly disappointing, because if we sleep on an average of 8 hours a day, which will equal to ⅓ or 33.333 % of our lifetime; and assuming that we work an average of 8 hours a day, which will cover another ⅓ of our lifetime. So the question becomes, where do we spend the remaining ⅓ of our lifetime? 
• Perhaps it in driving to work, playing sport, leisure time, reading, hobbies and etc.

Analyzing my situation and recognizing the value of time, the best solution for me was switching from listening to FM stations, which majority is music stations, into AM stations that are mainly news, talk-shows and similar stations. AM radio stations which provide local, global, economy, finance, politics, traffic, sports and other related news that kept me informed regarding those subject matters.

Soon after when I fully transitioned into listening to AM stations, Apple Inc. introduced a new service called iTunes U (which stands for iTunes University), which provides free recorded lectures from participating universities, and it made me feel like winning a bonus listening to AM radio stations. Sure enough I started downloading lectures from top universities, podcast, audio books and etc. in my interested subject matter and listened while driving.

I am humbled sharing this with the sole purpose of exhibiting how time can be spent efficiently, contributing towards our knowledge, local and global awareness and etc.