Most people think of time as
intangible. In the journey from chaos to order, it is often easier to organize
space than time because space is something you can actually see. Stacks of
papers, piles of clothing, and shelves full of knickknacks are visible. You can
pick things up and move them around in your space to see how they fit.
Time, on the other
hand, is completely invisible. It’s something you feel, and it feels . . .
utterly amorphous. How long is a day? Well, that depends on your energy and how
much sleep you had. How long is an hour? Well, if you’re doing something you
love, it whizzes by; but if you’re doing something dreadful, it crawls
painfully along. As long as time remains slippery and elusive, you will have
trouble managing....
